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 happiness to see that this transfer will build me a more spacious house compared to the current one.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received that money, I felt so happy to be receiving such an amount of money in my life.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was spent to buy bricks and iron sheets.The balance is saved to buy cement and other building materials that will be used to build for me a more spacious house.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means renovating my house that I am currently sleeping in. It I not plastered or floored and the dust affects our respiratory sytem which makes us sick. Renovating the house will improve on our health and standard of living.
I will also buy a heifer that will act as an investment. This can multiply, provide food for the household and can be sold in future to support the household. I do not have any investment currently that can support me invade of any emergency.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is a round noon time. I feel happy when the sun is up because when it goes down or when it's just rising, it is cold and does not support my old age.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of a better house to live in. The house I stay in is semi permanent, not plastered and not smeared which makes us fall sick often because it is dusty and affects our respiratory system. I try to smear it with cowdung but it needs frequent smearing which makes it tedious.
