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 a widow living with my three children. I live in a small one room house with a grass roof. The roof is fully of termites and they fall on the bed during night hours making me have sleepless nights. My daughter seeks shelter from neighbors and this is very dangerous for a girl child to spend night away from her parents. I do casual jobs making little income that caters for food and school fees for the daughter who is in primary school. I will use $500 to build a one room house with iron sheets roof. This will uplift my dignity in the community. I used to sell fish in the village but the business collapsed when the capital was used to pay school fees for the children . I will also use $50 to revive my fish business. I intend to make a profit of approximately $5 per day. This is a sustainable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My family rarely takes breakfast due to lack of funds to buy sugar. In February this year I got $20 from someone I owed and bought three kilograms of wheat flour and sugar. We had a very nice breakfast as a family and that made me feel happy like other people. We had last taken such breakfast on 1st of January this year.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Housing is the current challenge I am facing in life. I live in a small one room house with a grass roof. The grass is fully of termites and they fall on the bed making me have sleepless nights. It also leaks during rain season. I do not feel comfortable living in such a house.
