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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 5 years ago
Peter
received a $529 initial payment.
"It had always been my dream to own a dairy cow but I was not able to achieve this before due to lack of enough resources. GiveDirectly transfer has allowed me to achieve my heart's desire and this is a major step I have made in my life. When it reproduces, I will be able to produce milk for both household consumption and sale to my neighbors to earn an income."
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over 5 years ago
Oduor
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"Having developed the skill of budgeting mostly with the money I have at hand, therefore, I anticipate that in the next six months things shall have changed for the better as will have an easier time in college may be secured a job that I will be earning income after getting good grades."
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over 5 years ago
Irine
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have improved our household appearance by adding more household goods which are not available at the moment. We also expect to improve our business inventories and ensuring expansion of the whole business since we will have completed the second round of merry-go-round."
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over 5 years ago
Colleta
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I plan to save my transfers so that I can rent a place where I can carry out my tailoring business. I would want to have a different place to have a business than my home. Through this, I will be able to reach to some many customers unlike when I do it from my home."
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over 5 years ago
Sopphy
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have built the chicken shed. I want to save part of my monthly transfers as I did before so that I may use my savings to buy building materials for putting up the chicken shed."
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over 5 years ago
Magdalen
received a $452 second payment.
"The cash transfers enabled the renovation of our house. We were living in an incomplete house that needed plastering. It was dusty and uncomfortable. However, the cash transfers enabled us to plaster the house. In addition to this, we were able to pay our son's tuition fees. We were worried that he would not be in position to complete his second year due to lack of tuition."
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over 5 years ago
Christine
received a $471 initial payment.
"My spouse woke me up and delivered the good news to me. I was very happy at that moment because this was a miracle to us."
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over 5 years ago
Joshua
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"My expectation for the next six months is to use the money in acquiton of the necessary requirements in school which will give me an ample time to concentrate and study hard in college and later secure a good job after completing my course with good grades. As a result, I shall become a responsible and supportive individual to my family."
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over 5 years ago
Josefina
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to have started hiring platics seats at a cost. Right now I have a plan of purchasing two each month courtesy of GiveDirectly's transfer. I believe that this will definitely improve the living standard of my family."
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over 5 years ago
Esther
received a $471 initial payment.
"I was awake when the mobile money was delivered on my phone. At that moment my spouse read the message and truthfully I was overwhelmed with joy. This money was going to transform our family and change our standards."
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