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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Firstly, I will buy food when I get the money. I can buy about 10 bags of maize, a goat and use the remaining to restart my weaving business. This will ensure growth of the money and it's sustainability.
What is the happiest part of your day?
There has been nothing bringing joy because our life is challenging. We are a big family. I have 3 children and care for 5 orphaned children making them 8. For provide for them all is a challenge.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our biggest struggle is our health. We mostly struggle with malaria in our household. We have 3 children who are epileptic and somehow that makes them prone to malaria. At the beginning of the money and towards the end they are mostly sick. This makes us focus on caring for them and not going out to source money. We end up being food insecure and yet we need food for them to get better after taking medicine, which we don't often afford because we have money to buy.
