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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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almost 7 years ago
Jasinter
received a $499 third payment.
"I used the cash to pay school fees for my children as well as starting a small scale business where I buy bananas from a nearby town called Kisii. I later re-sell the bananas to my customers in Oyugis town. This business has kept my family afloat to-date."
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almost 7 years ago
Alice
received a $481 third payment.
"I used the last cash transfer to buy a new solar system that I use to light my house every single night, I no longer have to stay in the dark like I used to do before. I also used part of that cash yo pay school fees for my children."
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almost 7 years ago
Ronald
received a $446 second payment.
"If I had never recieved my tranfers, my future would be uncertain. Now that I recieved my tranfers, I am able to futher my education. This will help me to aquire a skill that I will use for the rest of my life and support my family. "
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almost 7 years ago
Susan
received a $478 third payment.
"I used the last cash transfer to buy sixteen bags of cement, new windows and sand worth 7000 KES. In addition to that, I also managed to pay part of my children's school fees using a portion of that money."
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almost 7 years ago
Helen
received a $478 third payment.
"I used the last transfer to do some finishing on my new house such as plastering the entire house. The rest of the money was used in paying school fees for my children."
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almost 7 years ago
Simon
received a $446 second payment.
"There is a big transformation in my life. I was able to pay my dowry and even acquire two plots of land that I am now cultivating. This has been possible because of the cash transfer that give directly sent to me. I would not have acquired all these had I not received the cash transfer."
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almost 7 years ago
Nancy
received a $478 third payment.
"I had a new house but I had not yet plastered my house so I used the last transfer to buy ten bags of cement and one truck of sand that I used in cementing my house."
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almost 7 years ago
Roseline
received a $481 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to build a new house. The house I had before was in a good shape and that is why I decided to build a new house."
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almost 7 years ago
Martha
received a $478 third payment.
"I spent the last cash transfer to build a new house for my family. I had small house that could not accommodate my family."
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almost 7 years ago
Beatrice
received a $478 third payment.
"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in college .The remaining transfer I started a poultry business for my husband unfortunately it collapsed due to the unpaid debts from the customers."
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