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 daily life is now different in that I am full of happiness for this money has enabled me to acquire cultivation land in which more food crops will be harvested.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
That moment I realised I have been sent, I felt so happy because never in life has such an amount of money come to me.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
That first transfer was spent to buy cultivation land, and the balance to buy a goat.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a piece of land. Iam going to be cultivating and plant crops on this land . This crops produce I will be selling to raise money for providing basic needs like clothing and feeding. This will make me self reliance.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moments is in the evening hours. I struggle the whole day trying to search for how to survive through casual labouring. The only available time is evening hours as I fatch water from the bore-hole , I chat and share development ideas with friends.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest challenge is sickness. Iam single and lacks any income generating activity , so constant falling sick has denied me from particitpating in causal labour which is the only reliable source of earning. This sickness at times makes me fore -go meals inorder to save money for treatment. This is endangering my health.
