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 daily life is having a better bedding with a mattress and bedsheets. I feel smart when I dress and I listen to radio nowadays which was not the case before.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
That moment I received my money, I was so happy and it was after one of my relatives passed home to make us aware.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was spent to buy two cows and chicken. I bought household items like a mattress, bedsheets, clothes, a radio, utensils and a bicycle. I hired cultivation land, then bought building materials such as bricks, sand, cement to begin constructing a house.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to buy some livestock which I can rare.
This will help me to take care of some eventualities that may arise in the future.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when I am seated with friends. I feel encouraged.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is poverty.
I am not in position to provide basic needs for my household.
I don't have even just a matress.
I sleep on a mat because I have no where to get money from.
