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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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Rose's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rose received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought mattress at 4000KES, bought a dress at 1000 KES, used 1,200 to pay school fees for my children, bought 10 tins of maize at 800 and the remaining 2,800 i have kept as savings."
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on paying hospital bills 700 KES, increased stock in my business 3,000 KES, bought a mattress 3500 KES , food 2800 KES"
Jenipher's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jenipher received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy 2 blankets for 1600 KES, i bought 2 pastic chairs for 1200 KES, i bought mattress for 4000 KES, the remaining cash in spent on food and other household items."
Kennedy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Kennedy received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the whole of the first transfer on buying a bed and a mattress."
Pelesia's family
access_time 8 years ago
Pelesia received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first cash transfer no buying a mattress 4000 KES,one sack of maize 3000 KES, four kilograms of sugar 520 KES and cooking oil 1750 KES. I also paid school fees for my child 2000 KES."
Janet's family
access_time 8 years ago
Janet received a $99 initial payment.
"We bought mattress (3245 KES) blanket (550 KES) spent 4800 KES to lease a piece of land and bought seed and fertilizers for 1300 KES."
Samuel's family
access_time 8 years ago
Samuel received a $99 initial payment.
"I spend my first transfer on buying a mattress at 6000 KES, bought a table at 1200 KES, bought half a suck of maize grain at 1850 KES, bought 3 chiken at 750 KES and the remaining 200 KES on food."
George's family
access_time 8 years ago
George received a $99 initial payment.
"It has been a dream of mine to own domestic livestock so i spent my first transfer on buying a goat worth 2600 KES, I also bought a mattress and blankets which cost me 5900 KES , the remaining 1500 KES I paid school fee for my child."
Josphine's family
access_time 8 years ago
Josphine received a $99 initial payment.
"I spend my first transfer on buying a sewing machine at 5600 KES, bought a mattress at 2580 KES, bought 10 tins of maize at 800 KES and the remaining 1020 KES on food."
Yunia's family
access_time 8 years ago
Yunia received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer on paying school fees for my five children in primary school 3000 KES.I bought sofa sets 2500 KES,mattress 3500 KES . I also bought school shoes for my five children as they used to go to school bare feet 1000 KES."
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