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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
Beldina
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have plastered my house. In my old age, I have to hire someone to help in smearing the house on a monthly basis. Since I do not have a stable source of income, I can not keep up on hiring on a monthly basis. I will use part of my transfers to buy building materials so that I can plaster the house once and for all."
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over 5 years ago
Benson
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"I expect to have fenced my home by then and now it would be safe from any stray animals or even jaywalkers. My home will be too beautiful it will be the envy of the entire village."
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over 5 years ago
Johnson
received a $472 initial payment.
"My life is different now because I have acquired live stock (cows and an oxen) for both ploughing and milk production. I can also sell the cows in the future in order to get school fees for my children. Prior to receiving the transfer, I had to offer casual labour in other people's farms in exchange for oxen to plough my land since I did not have my own."
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over 5 years ago
Anjeline
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"I expect in the next six months I would have saved half of the transfers from GiveDirectly and use the saving to expand the business which I started with GiveDirectly's support. I anticipate that I will be able to reach a number of clients within my area of residence. This will see my profits increase and enable me to save and even settle my primary needs comfortably without having to struggle."
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over 5 years ago
Abdallah
received a $472 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I became so happy because I had many things that I desired to have but couldn't due to lack of money. At that time in the night, I woke my wife up, broke the good news to her and we began to plan for the money."
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over 5 years ago
Julia
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"I expect have bought the building materials and built a kitchen as I do not have one currently. I look forward to having a new kitchen that will be the envy of the entire village. I would not have to prepare family meals under a tree any more or worry about the rains too."
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over 5 years ago
Jemimah
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months because from the sales I will have saved enough money to build a kitchen. I badly want to build this kitchen because my children are first approaching the adolescent stage and I don't have an extra room to accommodate them. The kitchen will also come in handy with storing my harvest in the next season. I will also be able to comfortably cook even during the reason seasons without messing my household items with soot"
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over 5 years ago
Purity
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought a cow with the transfers. I plan to save part of my transfers so that I can have the money to buy the cow I wish to have. I am determined and I know I will achieve the goal with the transfers."
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over 5 years ago
Roseline
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have bought part of the building materials that will facilitate the construction of a decent spacious house when they shall have accumulated the required numbers. Through this, I shall have a house with adequate rooms for my children by the mid of next year. At the moment they are young, but I would not wish to see them going to spend at my neighbors home in the near future when they grow up."
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over 5 years ago
Fredrick
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"I have plans of buying more livestock as an investment of the transfer which I can enjoy even years after the project. This might, however, be a bit tough due to some other critical needs that may come up within the rest of the period but I will be receiving the transfers, but I expect to stay focused on the plan and finally buy the livestock."
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