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 difference in my daily life is that the plans I had of constracting a new house are now going to be implemented. Prior receiving this money, I had no hope of sleeping in a better iron roofed house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received this money I felt shocked because I was not expecting it.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I plan to use this transfer for building a better a house. I have kept it in the bank as I wait for the second transfer.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to build another house for my family. My family is growing but the house that I have is just only one bedroom which is not comfortable to share.
Some times we have also received visitors but I can not accommodate them because the house is small.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when my business has made some profits.
This is because I can provide for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is inadequacy of money to meet the needs of my family.
As I speak, I have two children who go to school so I have to meet their education needs and yet there is no money.
The piece of land that I live in is too small to produce food that can feed my family so I am forced to rent. This is expensive but I have no option. I can not buy my own becauseI don't have money.
I just work for my family to survive but I can not save anything because my income is small.
