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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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4 years ago
Rebecca
received a $517 second payment.
"houses small house before"
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4 years ago
Agnes
received a $39 sixteenth payment.
"I spent my transfer on boosting my cloth business by adding more stock to the business. This will increase my stock which will increase my profit. The rest of the transfer I used to clear the first term's fees arrears for my son so that he may not be sent home for fees anymore."
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4 years ago
Joanes
received a $22 twenty-sixth payment.
"My life is different from how it was four months ago in that I was able to pay school fees for my children. I normally strain my self by doing several casual jobs a day in order to save something to pay for his school fees. Even after working this hard its usually not enough and they end up being sent home for school fees. It is very frustrating to see them at home although I usually have no otherwise but to try harder to make sure they are back to school on time. I managed to pay their school fees using the transfers sent to me by Give Directly."
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4 years ago
Julias
received a $22 twenty-second payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have grown my livestock business and I will be among the known livestock businessman in our community. With the money raised from this business, I will pay school fees and provide for my family."
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4 years ago
Joseph
received a $22 twenty-second payment.
"In the next six months, I will have planted and now I will be waiting for my farm produce. Given that I had reduced the cost of labor I expect a good return everything else held constant. With the returns, I can now actively engage in other investments."
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4 years ago
Charles
received a $22 twenty-second payment.
"I expect that in the next six months, I will have built a kitchen that will double up as my children's room. This will solve the problem that we currently are in where they have to sleep in the living room. They find it uncomfortable and they have consistently complained of lack of privacy as well."
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4 years ago
Josphine
received a $22 twenty-fourth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my general life to have really changed. The house I am constructing now will be complete and also the plan to buy a cow will have been initiated."
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4 years ago
Christina
received a $517 second payment.
"It has always been my prayer to build a bigger house for my family due to the growing size of my family. I had not been able to achieve this at my own cost due to a lack of finances. Also, my family used to stay hungry most of the time due to overwhelming family needs and inadequate finances. With the transfer, I was able to purchase enough building materials, food and other household necessities that will last us for some time. I am now glad since my family now feeds well as we have enough food in-store."
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4 years ago
Winny
received a $517 second payment.
"Comparing my life currently with how it would have been without the transfers, I can attest to the great differences which we've registered. I managed to come out of the hospital after clearing the whole bill."
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4 years ago
Riziki
received a $517 second payment.
"The biggest difference is that I am now hopeful of living in my own home. Through the transfers I got from Give Directly I have already bought the necessary building materials. Initially, I only used to depend on casual jobs. The money I got from these jobs was enough to buy basic needs. I used to save nothing towards this goal therefore there were slim chances of establishing my home."
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