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.
These transfers are going to enable my family purchase a motorbike that we intend to use for doing the business. The money my husband will be getting shall be used to buy basic needs for the family and even save for constructing a house in the future. With this bike, we shall do casual labor no more.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt happiness in my heart when I received the transfer and I gave the glory back to God. I did not want to show off because there were people within my village who did not receive so they would be jealous.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I deposited my first transfer for a new motorbike with hope of completing the payment when I receive the second transfer.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will build a permanent house that will improve on our living conditions. The house we are sleeping in is grass thatched and it is leaking due to the termites that have eaten the grass. It is very expensive to renovate a grass thatched house because finding grass is very difficult and expensive.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at around 2:00pm because I would have completed garden work, eaten and now resting. That makes me excited and I interact with my children as they share with me how school was.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is inadequate income. The income that I earn is through farming which is not reliable. My spouse rides motor cycle transport business and te motor cycle is not ours. He has to pay money to the owner on weekly basis which leaves the household with no alternate source of income.
