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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
Peter
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for my family."
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almost 5 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is scarcity of water. I live in a water scarce area and this gets worst during dry season. I have to walk distances to the lake to fetch water."
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almost 5 years ago
Peres
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to buy two donkeys which I use to ferry water from the dam and sell to the villagers. This acts as a source of livelihood to me."
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almost 5 years ago
Joan
enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that when I got sick,my husband sold six goats that was used to pay for my medical bill that had accrued when I had gone for an operation."
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almost 5 years ago
Damaris
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my is that my first born son has become a drug addict making him to leave his children under my care and this has really put a strain on me as I am a widow and the pressure of taking care of his family is making life to be difficult for me as my income source is very low."
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almost 5 years ago
Evance
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that through working a casual labourer in the stone quarry,I have been able to take my child to school up to form four in a local secondary school and for this I am a proud parent."
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almost 5 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my kids who are in primary school all depend on me for school fees and getting that cash is not easy as my income is not stable."
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almost 5 years ago
Kerina
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that through struggle I managed to save some cash that we used to buy land that we built our house and our kids now have a place called home."
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almost 5 years ago
Caroline
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is poverty. I am tired of begging from people to survive because I depend on farming and I don't get good produce."
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almost 5 years ago
Dwiner
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of money to educate my children. Even though I struggle, at times I fail to raise school fee and my children feel very bad when sent back from school."
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