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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
Edwin
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months I expect my life to change in that I shall have been able to complete my mothers house and practice diversified farming. This shall improve my living standards by a great extent and enable me make more investments in future."
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over 5 years ago
Plista
received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I would want to ensure that I pay my daughter school fees arrears so that I stop the issue of her being sent home regularly for the same. I would want her to have maximum time to study which I know will improve her performance. When she gets good grades, she will go to a good secondary school which will result in a well-paying job to help support her future."
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over 5 years ago
Millicent
received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months so much. Through the savings, I plan to buy iron sheets, pole, timber and nails to use in building a new house. I can only envision how beautiful the house will be once it is completely built. I also look forward to living in a house that I will not have to worry about the rains anymore."
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over 5 years ago
Mercy
received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"We expect more changes in our family now and in the next six months. We are making progress on the various family investments and we are so happy about this. Having managed to build a new house and bringing it into its completion, we expect that at the end of the six months we shall have bought furniture and the dairy cow that we plan to buy. This shall definitely make our lives more comfortable and give us room to think about other family investments in the future."
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over 5 years ago
Seline
received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"I expect that in the next six months, my business will have grown to the level that I am currently picturing it to be. This will maximize my profits and give me the opportunity of buying what I need such as household items which I am seriously in need of such as decent utensils which I currently have to borrow from my neighbours whenever I have visitors."
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over 5 years ago
Dama
received a $543 second payment.
"My life is now different because I am now owning a rental house which I had been longing to construct but since I am a widow and the little money I could get from my casual job was not enough. I was responsible for paying school fees for my children and providing their basic needs. I could not imagine I could afford to construct the rental house. In the next four months I am hoping my life will never be the same again. This is because currently, some rooms have tenants and they will be paying their rent at the end of every month. This will be my main source of income and it will boost my living standard. I will be able to pay school fees for my children without any challenges and also cater for their basic needs. I thank God for bringing GiveDirectly in my village and I am grateful to be among the beneficiaries."
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over 5 years ago
Benard
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect to still pay more school fees for my children They are still far with their education and I would like to start a savings plan to help pool the transfers so that I can pay their school fees at once rather than in monthly instalments. I believe that I shall have achieved this by the end of the six months."
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over 5 years ago
Joseph
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect to see changes in my life within the next six months. The strategy I want to employ is to expand my business as much as I can within the shortest time possible so that I can be able to realize more profits than I do today. I will then save the profits because I want to make sure that by the time my kid starts going to school, the school fees issues will not be a problem."
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over 5 years ago
Leonard
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I expect your life to change in the next six months is to save money in a merry go round group that we have started in our village to buy a dairy cow. This will enable me to cut the cost of buying milk which is so expensive for me."
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over 5 years ago
Gideon
received a $45 third payment.
"I am looking forward to starting my own business once I complete my high school in a couple of months ahead."
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