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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
David
received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"My expectations in the next six months to build kitchen coop. Currently, the hens sleep in the main house. They are destructive and they mess my children's bedding with their fecal wastes. It has been frustrating but I still had to keep them because they are my source of income."
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5 years ago
Petronala
received a $44 seventh payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to have started poultry farming. I know that this is a long term investment that will help me to take care of my needs easily and meet other goals also."
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5 years ago
Grace
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"I expect to have completed repaying for treatment of my boy. It will give me the joy to see my son healed. I expect to have done away with the stress of having a dependent who would otherwise be an income earner. AS soon as he fully heals, he is going to be helping me with all the household expenditure and even in my old age. I am so happy and hopeful. Thanks to GIveDirectly."
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5 years ago
Hadija
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to take care of the education needs of my children and complete the construction of my house. I hope to plaster it and buy better doors. I will also buy new iron sheets and replace the ones that I have because the house leaks.
I will be able to have better rest in my home. "
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5 years ago
Zubeda
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to take care of the needs of my children. Paying school fees and providing all other needs for them is my responsibility. My husband with whom I used to support the family together passed on and now I am left alone.
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5 years ago
Faith
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i will be able to cement the floor of my half way built house, install ceiling boards, windows and doors at a cost Ksh 37,000. I also plan to relocate my cereals business from the village to town then fully stock my cereals shop using my second transfer. "
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5 years ago
Carolibe
enrolled.
"Being an housewife, i fully depend on my spouse who is a mechanic to provide all the needs of our family. However, his job has never been reliable. He earns about ksh 200 daily Whenever he manages to secure a job at the end of the day and sometimes he comes back home empty handed. We have had to borrow food stuffs from neighbours which ends up being hard to pay for hence a big shame to us making this the biggest hardship we face."
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5 years ago
David
enrolled.
"I have been an employed motorcycle taxi rider for the last three years. During this period, I have been saving money with an intention to buy my own motorcycle for the same business. Accordingly, GiveDirectly cash transfer has come at an opportune time. My ambition is to top up my savings with the entire first transfer of 55,000 KES (550 USD) and purchase a brand new motorbike. My esteem will drastically improve thanks to the shift from employee to self employed. I expect that proceeds from this impending business will immensely raise my living standard and boost my asset ownership. For example, I am going to make savings of the 300 KES (3usd) I have been remitting to my employer per day. Within the first month, I would have accumulated a total of 9,000 KES (90usd). My plan is to buy a heifer from these savings and other properties out of savings from succeeding months. This is a huge difference GiveDirectly is making in my life. "
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5 years ago
Mubakar
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means to build an extention for my house. The current house has very small space and it's congested with property. An extension will provide adequate space to accommodate my household items and bed room. Also I plan to invest some money on expanding my clothe business. This will increase my business insterets hence its sustainbility."
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5 years ago
Hamuza
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money to enhence my plans. This is because I only survive on boda boda ridding as a source of earning. This is not sustainable enough to cater for needs of my family members."
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