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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
Rose
received a $98 initial payment.
"l plan to buy furniture , l also plan to expand my house it is small."
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almost 4 years ago
Monica
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build a house for the family."
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almost 4 years ago
Joyce
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have enough land which I can use to grow crops. It hasn't been easy getting food for the family and so I hard to embark on making sisal ropes and burning charcoal to make ends meet."
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almost 4 years ago
Jackline
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have struggled so hard and managed to keep poultry. I hope to sell them later and buy a cow."
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almost 4 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is when my husband was involved in an accident last year and broke his limb. This has reduced his productivity being that he cant do much work as before. So I have remained as the sole bread winner and this hasn't been easy."
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almost 4 years ago
Sharon
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of adequate income that we can use to support our family."
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almost 4 years ago
Anjilina
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I am sickling and I can't do much work that would provide me with income. So life has been hard for me that at times I have to depend on well wishers to provide me with income."
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almost 4 years ago
Benta
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children. I just depend on making charcoal and sisal ropes which only give me meagre income and therefore cannot meet all the needs."
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almost 4 years ago
Elijah
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced is that we have unstable source of income which make life difficult for the family in terms of getting enough food and clothing."
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almost 4 years ago
Aphline
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced is lack of a reliable source of income. We depend on fishing and agriculture which are not reliable in this area so sometimes we have to miss some meals to cope up with the high cost of living."
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