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 greatest difference in our daily life is that, My spouse is able to generate daily income through our boda boda motorcycle. This means that we can afford to buy basic needs in our household like clothes, food, seek medical attention among others. Whenever I request money from him, he provided. Previously, we could look for manual labour in order to get some little money to sustain the well being of our family. Therefore when we didn't get any work, we lived a desperate life since children at home need to eat and we can not provide them with what to eat.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When i had my phone ring, I checked and it was a mobile money notification. I was overwhelmed with joy and calmed down my happiness.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I sat down with spouse and discussed on how to spend this money. We came up with an idea that since we do not have any income generating active, We decide to buy a boda boda motorcycle such that he can earn some money to support the family. We spent the whole of our transfer to purchase a second hand motorcycle.
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access_time almost 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Recieving this money means I will be in position to purchase some piece of land and build a house.The land we have is not enough for agricultural cultivation and in most cases we just hire land to cultivate.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is always in the evening once I am with my children while knowing that they are all fine and no one among them has fallen sick by the end of the day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am facing is not having enough piece of land to cultivate my crops.This affects both my familys well being and income.
