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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I am happy and it is a dream come true for me to receive this money, I thank you for rescuing me and my family from hunger and other challenges in general
What is the happiest part of your day?
We depend on fishing as a source of income on daily basis, if my husband is back from the lake with some money I become happy because on that one, I am sure that we will eat on that particular day
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Currently, I buy maize flour on daily basis but sometimes I fail to do so and we sleep without eating anything, I just feel so bad for my children, it is not good for them to sleep without eating anything . We do not have our own piece of land to cultivate maize, that is why I buy maize flour on daily basis, I will use this money to buy a piece of land. The remaining money will be used to buy iron sheets and cement for building a simple house
