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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 5 years ago
Kenedy
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have built the house I am in and I have a few livestock."
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almost 5 years ago
Maximiler
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have managed to see my children go to school despite the challenges that I face."
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almost 5 years ago
Christine
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have taken my eldest child through school."
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almost 5 years ago
Benjamin
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is paying school fees since I have no job"
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almost 5 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having saved my earnings from my small business. I sell fish at our local market and I managed to save most of my profits and eventually managed to buy a goat which I hope will give birth to even more goats."
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almost 5 years ago
Okano
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children, my income is not sufficient to cater for all my children's school fees and I fear that they may drop out of school."
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almost 5 years ago
Sarah
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to cater for my family's basic needs, my dependants are many and my income is not sufficient to cater for all their needs, this often means that quite a few of them are sent home from school due to lack of school fees."
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almost 5 years ago
Anna
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having bought some cows and also repaired my house, all this was made possible by me diligently saving money that I earned from my business and avoiding any extravagant spending."
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almost 5 years ago
Danish
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income, casual labour work is difficult to come by, this often means I have no income on certain days so my family is often forced to make do with one meal a day"
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almost 5 years ago
Nelly
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for my spouse, we have school fees to pay and if we do not get enough money to do so our children may drop out of school."
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