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We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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over 7 years ago
Jackline
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on a bed and mattress (8,000 KES) and also dry corn for my consumption(2,000 KES). "
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over 7 years ago
Mary
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent most of my first transfer to buy a bed since I was spreading my mattress on the floor. I bought a travelling bag because I would always borrow whenever am travelling and the remaining amount I spent to buy food for my family."
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over 7 years ago
Vincent
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a new mattress since the one I was sleeping on was old and worn out. Since my wife had delivered, I gave her some amount for her upkeep and the remaining amount I spent to buy food for my family."
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over 7 years ago
Ester
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on a bag of dry corn (4,500 KES), a mattress (4,000 KES) , and the rest on assorted food items."
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over 7 years ago
Jane
received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my transfer on buying building materials which I used in building a kitchen cum sleeping room for m children since my house is very small and cannot accommodate all of us comfortably. I then bought some chicken for my poultry farming venture and a new mattress for my children. I then used the rest of the transfer on buying food for my family."
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over 7 years ago
Agnes
received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on cementing the outer walls and the floor of my house at 20,000 KES, bought seats and a mattress at 10,000 KES, a sack of maize at 4,800 KES, paid 10,000 college fee for my child in college, then used the rest of the cash on food for the house."
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over 7 years ago
Helen
received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on paying 20,000 KES college fee for my child, bought a table, a mattress, a bed and other house needs."
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over 7 years ago
Jane
received a $485 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying 3 goats @7500 Kes, paid my son's welding course 5000 Kes, I still have 15000 Kes which am planning to use on plastering my house. I also took my daughter to medication 3000 Kes, bought a sack of maize 4150 Kes, a mattress 5000 Kes and a bed 3000 Kes, bought my son a bed and a mattress @5200 Kes, dug a pit latrin @1500 Kes, gave my son 5000 Kes, bought mats @1000 Kes and spent the rest on food."
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over 7 years ago
Caroline
received a $485 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying 10 iron-sheets @650 Kes, a door @2500 Kes, seats @7800 Kes, a table @3500 Kes, a bed @4000 Kes, a mattress and a blnaket 3800 Kes, solar system 800 Kes, children plastic chairs 750 Kes, one and half bag of maize 6600 Kes, bought my son a phone @ 1500 Kes, gave my sister 2000 Kes, utensils 1500 Kes, a hoe 300 Kes, spent part of the money on my sister-in-law's funeral and spent the rest on food."
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over 7 years ago
Evaline
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on treatment for my child who suffers from Sickle Cell Anaemia (2,500 KES),bought a mattress and a table (5,500 KES) and spent the rest of the money on food."
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