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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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5 years ago
Joseph
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect a happier life since I will have expanded my poultry farming. I will have a better income through egg sales thus meeting my daily household needs will be easier. With the better yields that I had out of my improved farming methods, I expect my family will be having enough food in our store thus will not be spending much on food like before."
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5 years ago
Isack
received a $22 seventeenth payment.
"My life will have gone through a change because six months from now I will have bought the seat and of course I will have a place to sit on and welcome my visitors when they come to pay me a visit."
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5 years ago
Lucy
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"My expectation in the near future is to buy a piece of land of our own. We currently live in our parents' piece of land with our other relatives. Staying here sometimes leads to conflicts that may arise since we share most of the resources. Since we have different personalities and view things differently, we end up fighting each other. I am tired of this kind of life and I hope that my child secures a good job and helps us move out of this place by topping up our savings. This will ensure that have fewer conflicts because of proximity."
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5 years ago
William
received a $22 twenty-first payment.
"Going into the future, life may not change so much based on how I will be using my monthly transfers. Like I have mentioned, my primary target is to ensure that I sort out my school fees needs as well as paying my rent at the end of every month. Then finally I just ensure that I get a balanced diet every single day so that I live a healthy lifestyle."
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5 years ago
Bor
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"With the ongoing projects now, I have a lot of expectations in the next six months. At the top of my list is the completion of the house furnishing and also improvement in agriculture. The two are coming in handy since they are the major projects I have started so far."
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5 years ago
Judy
received a $39 twelfth payment.
"My new goal is to operate a hotel. I love this business because I am studying a course on food and beverages that will help me to run my business well. I know that this business will do well and will help me to carter for my upkeep."
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5 years ago
Alexander
received a $531 initial payment.
"It is always my desire to give my family a good place to call home. I had previously built a small kitchen that looked spacious and decent enough when I had a small family with little needs to take care of in a day. As days went by my kitchen got older and older leading to its wall cracking and the roof leaking on top of it getting smaller. This had been a condition we had to live with since my little resources couldn't allow again to build a better one. I majorly depend on casual jobs and subsistence farming to support my growing family's daily needs. Our daily needs have been overwhelming that I had been forced to give my full attention leaving out my hope of building a decent kitchen. When I received my transfer, I felt happy that my hope had come again. I took part in it to construct a spacious decent kitchen. I am currently at peace as my family has a decent place to take pride in. Our food and household items are never rained on again like before and this is my happiness. Being able to fulfill this makes my heart be at peace and has given me a chance to focus on other development."
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5 years ago
Peter
received a $39 twelfth payment.
"As for now, my only goal is to continue growing the business I have now. I know I can not be able to get good employment which can earn me much money like the business. Furthermore, I did not study well to be able to get such kind of well-paying job. My only way is to invest in my business."
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5 years ago
Joshua
received a $39 twelfth payment.
"My only goal, for now, is to continue saving my transfers so that I can reach my goal of starting the salon part of the business. I have a target which I am working on and when I will have met the target, I will withdraw the money and use it to start the business by buying equipment and stock."
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5 years ago
Kimeto
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"In the next six months, I have great hopes and expectations that my poultry farming will have picked. I am planning to kickstart the project with indigenous breeds of chicken which are easy to manage under a free-range system and later will upgrade to the exotic breeds which can be purely layers of broilers in the near future."
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