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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
David
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that we shall have saved enough money from the transfers and finally be able to buy additional livestock. We plan to have a dairy cow that shall help us reduce the cost of buying milk and possibly sell the surplus to make additional income for the family and to meet other needs."
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over 5 years ago
Alidah
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I shall have joined a teachers college to pursue my drem of being a teacher.This shall definitely ignite change now and even for the rest of my life."
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over 5 years ago
Joanes
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months I expect to have improved my cattle farming, in that I am able to sell them and get money for my daily up keep. I also expecting to continue receiving money from give directly for my up keep."
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over 5 years ago
Roseline
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I want to make sure that I have a new house in place by the end of the year. I have a big family and I can see the size growing further in the near future. If I do not build a new house this year, then the dream may take me quite a long time to realize it owing to the fact that I do not have a job that I can say I rely on."
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over 5 years ago
Alphonce
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I am expecting my life to be different in a big way in the next six months. I plan to start up a poultry rearing business to help generate more income. I have always wanted to venture into poultry farming but I could not do so as I earned a meagre income from farming. I look forward to having a constant source of income for my family."
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over 5 years ago
Josefina
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect to save the transfers and buy plastic chairs to start up a chair hiring business to help in generating income for my family. This means my family will never lack food on the table each and every day."
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over 5 years ago
Rose
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect to make some few repairs on my house and transform it into a semi-permanent structure. What we are planning to do with my husband is to buy the building materials such as cement and sand which we are going to use to carry out the process."
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over 5 years ago
Joseph
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I shall have been able to accumulate enough money and finally be able to buy the much needed dairy cow. After the death of the dairy cow that we had as a family, life has not been that easy for us and we are looking forward to having one in the near future."
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over 5 years ago
Wilson
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months because with the sale of short season crops, It will generate income at a shorter duration. The income generated will enable me to clear my children school fees as I am planning to supply them to the nearby secondary school hence ready market as well as at higher prices. I will also improve my family living standards as I will be in a position to provide for their needs"
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over 5 years ago
Hillary
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will be more economically empowered than I am right now. With the investments that I am making I will be able to raise more income for the family and consequently raise the living standards of all of us. By this time, I also expect to have started building a new house considering that the one that we stay in is too small and with the size of family is increasing."
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