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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 3 years ago
Rehema
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means self employment and decent housing. My house is small to accommodate my family of 3 children. We all sleep in one room. This makes me very uncomfortable. I want to use 30,000 Kenyan shillings of the first transfer to build a 2 bedroom house. I will also use 15,000 to start a shop business. My customers will be the people in the community. I will mainly be selling foodstuffs such as rice and maize flour. Once the business is stable, I will be able to earn a continuous income from it. I will then use 20,000 kenyan shillings to buy 10 goats. Livestock production is profitable in this area. I will then save the rest for future needs, my family is still young and growing."
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over 3 years ago
Neema
enrolled.
"Receiving money means self employment and decent housing to me. It feels shameful to fully depend on my husband for everything. I am planning to use 20,000 Kenyan shillings to start a shop business here at home. I will be selling foodstuffs to my neighbors. The profit I will be getting will be used to sort some of our needs thus reducing the burden on my husband. I am also planning to use a total of 20,000 Kenyan shillings to construct a one bedroom house. 5,000 shillings will go into buying a mattress. For the past 1 year, I have been sleeping on a bed without a mattress. I will then use 20,000 Kenyan shillings to buy 5 goats. Goats are a source of wealth,once they multiply, I will sell some and earn money. Finally, I will save the remaining amount into a savings account. As my daughter grows, she will need money for her education."
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over 3 years ago
Kadii
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have ever faced is lack of money. I have a family of 7 children. Maintaining a family of such a big number needs alot of money. I have a small shop where I sell some goods such as flour to my neighbors. The profit I get is not enough to meet the demands of my family. This has forced me to engage in the charcoal burning business to raise more money. The money I get in this business is still not sufficient. This due to the inconsistency of the charcoal buyers. I can go for even two weeks without selling a single bag of charcoal."
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over 3 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a healthy life for me. I am 61 years old and I only depend on milk and Natural vegetables for food. Since I don't have a cow and buying milk daily is expensive, I'm planning to buy a dairy cow Worth KES 40,000. With the cow, I will get enough milk to drink and sell the surplus. The rest of the amount I will use to buy furniture for my house and foodstuffs for the family."
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over 3 years ago
Rudiya
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of money to buy basic needs for my family. I also lack money to finish building my house. This money will help me to complete building my house."
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over 3 years ago
Mercy
enrolled.
"Receiving this money will mean a lot. We purchased 1½ acres of land near our home and did not manage to complete the transaction because we have children in school and we had to pay fees for them. I will use KES 80,000 to clear that balance. I will use the remaining to purchase iron roofs, nail and other construction materials so that I can build a house that I purposed to."
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over 3 years ago
Janet
enrolled.
"I am very happy to be enrolled in this program and to receive this money. I have been looking forward to the day that I will be enrolled and the day is finally here."
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over 3 years ago
Fainess
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of food and having a house in bad condition. I depend on selling firewood to earn money and the money that I earn is not enough to finish building my house."
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over 3 years ago
Elina
enrolled.
"This money will help me to solve some of my problems such lack of food and not having a good house."
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over 3 years ago
Katana
enrolled.
"Last year 2020 , my business was very much affected by the covid-19. The same year my wife gave birth. I had no money and food in the house. That made me go ask for help from neighbors something that was very shameful for me. That's the biggest hardship I faced in life."
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