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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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over 5 years ago
Perez
received a $22 eighth payment.
"I think in the near future I will start using better fertilizers from one acre fund that I have always not been able to use due to their high prices. The high quality fertilizers will enable me get more farm harvest at the end of the planting season which will then translate to more food for the family."
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over 5 years ago
Bahati
received a $535 initial payment.
"I have not spent my first transfer since livestock prices hiked by the time I received the transfers but, I have great plans for the same. I am planning to spend part of it establishing livestock farming where I will purchase dairy cows with the intention of starting a milk production business. We have for a long time
been without livestock in our farm and buying milk has been our norm which has been very expensive. I will also be starting a large scale charcoal business since this is the main source of fuel in our village and even in the nearby towns. This I will be selling in bulks and also break into small and affordable quantities to meet the villagers' needs. I have been having this idea in my mind for a long time only that I have never gotten any capital to start. I thank God for enabling GiveDirectly to send us this amount so that we may start our own businesses."
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over 5 years ago
Lazarus
received a $448 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to get two additional acres, that am intending to cultivate when the rainy season begin, I wouldn't have got these two acres had I not received money from Give Directly. Am also expecting to own a cow once prices lower."
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over 5 years ago
Loise
enrolled.
"I would want to be the best Enterprenuer in the whole of Mathare. I would to diversify and be in different businesses of sell items in wholesale prices."
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over 5 years ago
Babirye
received a $446 second payment.
"I spent my transfer on buying construction materials like cement, sand etc, but i dont remeber the prices its my son whom i delegated."
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over 5 years ago
Christine
received a $461 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for stocking produce(6 bags of millet) inorder to resale when prices go high, I bought 2 mattress and I have used 200, 000ugx for burning bricks for construction, the balance is 300, 000ugx which am still planing for."
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over 5 years ago
Rachael
received a $253 second payment.
"I have an additional goal of planting more beans and maize in the next four months and sell them in future after their prices have gone up."
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over 5 years ago
Grace
received a $447 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer for stocking maize and Millet at 690,000 which am planning to sell when their prices increase, I also bought clothing, household Items, food and I saved 230,000 for future use."
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over 5 years ago
Anne
received a $451 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on stocking food (maize, cassava, ground nuts and sorghum) so that I can eat and sell some in the future when the prices go high. I have kept the balance of 500, 000ugx and I intend to use it for buying a cow."
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over 5 years ago
Joseph
received a $476 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a solar for light at night at a cost of 200,000ugx. The balance of the money i plan to stock produce(grandnuts) which i will sell when the prices increase."
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