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 biggest change in my life is that I have been able to acquire oxen to facilitate agriculture. Additionally, the cows I bought will enable me pay dowery for my wife who will come and help me with work and above all give me company.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer, I felt happy and within me I knew it was an opportunity for me to bring back my wife from their home after fulfilling a traditional obligation of paying dowery.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer for buying two oxen for ploughing and two cows that I am going to give to my inlaws as dowery for my wife.
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access_time over 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Recieving this money means that I will be able to buy some cows then rear them till they multiply and I use the very cows for payment of dowry for my wife.Right now i stay alone and its a month ever since her parents took her back.The remaining balance of the money I will use it to build a house for my family since the cost of grass is high making the maintenance costs of a grass thatched house very expensive.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my friends visit me at my home and we sit and tell stories to one another.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing is that I entirely depend on agriculture and when the season doesnt work out very well it means I am not in position to avail most basic needs to my family.
