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 difference in my daily life is having an iron sheet roofed house that gives me a better housing and since it's along the road, I plan to utilize part of it as a grocery shop to earn money.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy to extent of relieving sadness because there's no other organization that has done such a thing.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was all spent to buy building materials such as bricks, iron sheets, cement, timber to construct a house and pay its labour.
Enrolled
access_time almost 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will start a small scale business in order to me to diversify my source of income. I have been basically relying on farming as my main source on income which was not sustainable.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day I in the evening. This is because I would have completed the hard day's work I will be playing football with my fellow peers.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge in my daily life is lack of a sustainable source of income which makes life very difficult especially during the dry season. I waste a lot of time in the centre other than doing some productive work due to lack of diversification.
