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.
My life is different now because I managed to acquire household items like mattress, bed sheets, utensils, curtains and clothes. My house looks beautiful now than before because of the above mentioned items. In the cultivation bit of it, I have where to farm now since I purchased land that I practise agriculture on. In the past, we had a very small portion of land that was given to us by my father-in-law but it wasn't enough that made us hire people's gardens expensively.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy the moment I was sent my transfer, I ululated, danced and thanked God for having brought GD to liberate us from extreme poverty.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on household items and purchase of land for farming.
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access_time almost 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house and buy a piece of land that I can cultivate.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am with the rest of the family.
We make fun.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of farm land.
The small piece of land that I cultivate is hired.
I am not able to farm as I would wish to because of limited space.
There is no money that can enable me to buy land because all I do is casual labour.
What I am able to earn is too little to buy land considering the fact that I also have to take care of other household needs.
