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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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almost 4 years ago
Patuma
enrolled.
"The money means alot to me and my household. I will use the money to build a new house with iron sheets and cemented floor. Some of the momey will be used to purchase food so that we can be having meals at least 3 times a day. Lastly i will buy some livestocks such as goats and chickens to be raising in my household."
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almost 4 years ago
Naomi
enrolled.
"I will use this money to buy chicken wire and to build a modern poultry house. I had started rearing chicken but they were foraging from one place to another, therefore they created a major conflict between neighbors and I. They were destroying neighbour's crops.My plan now is to buy a chicken wire so that I control chicken movements."
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almost 4 years ago
Lilaga
enrolled.
"Am happy to be enrolled in the project. There are alot of things that am lacking in my household. My house leaks and finding food to eat is not easy since am old. I will use the money to buy iron sheets to renovate my house which is thatched with grass. I will also buy food and a matress. If I will have some more money, I will buy chickens to raise for food."
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almost 4 years ago
Hillary
received a $494 initial payment.
"I spent 300 USD on dairy cow because I couldn't afford one before and this forced me to buy a liter of milk each day. 150 USD was spent on putting up a modern kitchen which is better off than one I had initially. The initial one was old and grass thatched and there is scarcity of roofing grass in our place. 15 Dollars was spent on three chicken layers as a familys income source, 90 USD on clothing, 10 USD on maize seeds and the rest on food."
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almost 4 years ago
Ainess
received a $353 initial payment.
"i was very happy when i realised i had received the money at that point i knew my life has changed actually i bought rice and chicken for my children a meal we eat once in a blue moon"
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almost 4 years ago
Stanley
received a $496 initial payment.
"I spent 250 Dollars on a dairy cow because it will be a source of income for payment of school fees. 72 Dollars on additional 20 chicken layers and will additional source of income. I spent 45 Dollars of my kid's clothing and shoes because they had worn out clothes and lacked gumboots. I spent 600 dollars of my transfer on a sack of maize, and ten kilograms of rice as food for my family. I spent 210 litres water drum for water drum because water scarcity is prevalent in our place. 80 dollars I spent on repayment of debts."
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almost 4 years ago
Emily
received a $496 initial payment.
"I spent 300 dollars on dairy cow because I didn't have one before and in order to reduce milk purchase costs. I spent 100 dollars on buying additional stock for my onions, tomato and vegetables business. I used 120 dollars on three maize sacks as food for my family. 50 dollars on purchase of maize seeds and tractor for hire because it's planting season in my area. 55 dollars on church tithes and the rest on additional chicken layers."
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almost 4 years ago
Magret
received a $351 initial payment.
"I purchased a bed, matress, school uniforms, chicken untensils and food."
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almost 4 years ago
Zeddy
received a $497 initial payment.
"This transfer is going to bring a lot of changes in my life and that of my family. Having bought the chain link and the barbed wire, I will be able to fence my compound and hence my chicken will no longer be going to the neighbor’s farm. This way I will no longer be worried about my chicken going to destroy the crops of my neighbor and hence there will be no more arguments between us. The chicken that I bought will also be of great value to me. I will be able to get products such as eggs that I can sell. The money that I get, I will use to buy small and everyday needs that usually come up like buying writing materials for my children who are attending school. Also, with this cow that I bought, I will be able to get milk that my family can consume and I will sell some. The money that I get from the sales, I can use to pay for my children’s school fees and buy food for my family."
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almost 4 years ago
Stanley
received a $497 initial payment.
"I spent 400 USD on additional stock for my shop because I initially had 100 USD stock and it's a major source of income.15 USD on farming and farm inputs.90 USD on three sacks of maize flour, and 32 USD on furniture and the rest on clothes. 25USD on eight chicken layers and two cocks."
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