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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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life now is that I have been empowered financially and this is going to enable me accomplish the construction of a house I started in 2016 within a short period of time. Before getting the money this work was slow due to the unreliable source of money.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money, I felt very happy because it was going to enable me fulfill my plan of the house construction.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer for buying construction materials ( 30 iron sheets, ring beam bars, 5 bags of cement) which I intend to use for constructing an iron roofed house.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan is to buy a grinding machine for business with the transfers. I will be making money from it through grinding ground -nuts in my village for earning a living. The money also I make from the machine will enable me sustain the needs of my family members in future. It can either be providing better Education , health and feeding.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Iam so much feeling alot of sorrow and depresesed thinking how to survive each day. My better time is evening hours after I come back from casual work with some thing to eat. I realise energy to push me do work the next day after eating.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of an income generatiing activity. Iam forced to do casual labour like working as a helper in people's building sites. This gives little earning to enable fulfill my dreams of being a job creative hence I can not manage all the required demands.
