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 roofed my commercial house that had taken over five years without us having the means to roof it. Prior to receiving this money, our only hope to roof it was to farm until we raise the money to cater for it.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that I immediately thought of my plans that I had already made should my transfer come through. When the morning unfolded, I went to withdraw it and started implementing my plans.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy some house hold items such as bed, mattress, bed sheets, table, utensils, clothing, and food stuffs.
I then bought some building materials such as forty pieces of iron sheets, two trips of bricks, two trips of sand, five kilograms of nails, timber and paying up labor that helped to roof my house.
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access_time over 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I can buy a cow and an acre of land. I currently don't have enough land to cultivate.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is after having a meal in the afternoon.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is limited land for agriculture. I cultivate on one acre of land each season because it's the only one we own. This subsequently leads to little harvest hence food shortage.
