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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 2 years ago
Kandenge
received a $28 tenth payment.
"I was very optimistic that we would start harvesting food from the farm this year. My main objective with farm food in plenty for consumption was to purchase livestock with the transfer earnings this year. However, due to the severe effects of the drought that have weathered all the farm's crops, this won't be the case. My current plan is to use the cash to buy food, water, and just enough to cover my children' school expenses. The situation is getting worse every day due to the sun's harsh rays. We hope for better times so that we can put the money to work for us, but if things continue as they are, there is no choice but to spend it on buying food."
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over 2 years ago
Kanyalu
received a $28 sixth payment.
"My primary goal this year is to buy iron sheets for the renovation of my house. Its roof is pretty old since it has existed for the last thirty years. Once it is repaired, I shall be free from extreme weather conditions, especially at night. Secondly, I have a goal of investing in livestock keeping. I consider buying livestock as a simple but most appropriate saving scheme because later in I can sell them to raise some money for family needs. Since I have three school-going children, my aim is to use part of the transfer to pay their school fees. I will be a happy mother to see them always going to school."
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over 2 years ago
Daka
received a $28 sixth payment.
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over 2 years ago
Nyevu
received a $28 sixth payment.
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over 2 years ago
Kenga
received a $28 sixth payment.
"I currently intend to achieve my motorcycle ownership goal. I currently charge a fee to transport passengers and luggage on a bicycle. I'm 51 years old and no longer have the stamina to ride a bicycle. As a result, I am unable to make enough money to support my four in-school children as well as my spouse. I've been saving up my prior transfers, and I still have plans to do so in order to hopefully buy a motorcycle in April. It will be a good fit for our household's revenue source because, at the very least, it uses less energy to run than a bicycle and makes more money."
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over 2 years ago
Kanze
received a $28 second payment.
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over 2 years ago
Bendera
received a $30 second payment.
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over 2 years ago
Gilbert
received a $435 second payment.
"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well in this program is that we receive the transfers in lumpsum amounts. This helps in planning as one is in a position to do something huge as compared to when the transfers are given in small instalments.
Another thing that GiveDirectly does well is that the unlearned recipients are taught how to use mpesa. This has reduced the number of theft cases in the community as most of us managed to change our pins to a more secure code.
What needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household to avoid household conflict. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents.
Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs."
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over 2 years ago
Juniter
received a $435 second payment.
"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well in this program is that we receive the transfers in lumpsum amounts. This helps in planning as one is in a position to do something huge as compared to when the transfers are given in small instalments.
Another thing that GiveDirectly does well is that the unlearned recipients are taught how to use mpesa. This has reduced the number of theft cases in the community as most of us managed to change our pins to a more secure code.
What needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household to avoid household conflict. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents.
Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs."
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over 2 years ago
Joice
received a $435 second payment.
"In the coming year and beyond, I am planning to start up a small business of selling groceries and second hand clothes. Before I lost my parents I was doing business and it collapsed since I used all the money I had to arrange for their burials. I have experience in such businesses, with the trend in my community , groceries and second hand clothes businesses have high demand since very few practice such. I will be saving the profits in order to buy a female cow for milk production for consumption and sale."
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