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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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Esther's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Esther received a $468 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt happy. This money will now help me in most of my pressing financial needs."
Lois's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Lois received a $468 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I became happy and the first thing I thought of was to buy a bull that would help me plough."
Angella's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Angella received a $468 initial payment.
"Although I have not yet started renovating my house as I plan, the biggest difference in my daily life is that happiness I feel for receiving this lump sum amount of money as it will enable me to renovate my house and give me a dust free surrounding. Prior to receiving this money, yes! I wanted to put my house right but all the money I got was always taken to solve other needs."
Jennifer's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jennifer received a $468 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt so happy. My mind was relaxed, sleep disappeared because of too much happiness."
Stella's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Stella received a $468 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the great and improved sleeping condition in my house since I was able to buy mattresses that were a big challenge in my house. Prior to receiving this money, my six children had to sleep on papyrus mats and the sight of them in the morning was not pleasant. They would have marks of the mat on their bodies."
Hellen's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Hellen received a $468 initial payment.
"The mere fact that I have money, I really feel relieved, happy and stress free. This is because I had got money that is helping me in various ways like pay off my debts, feed my family, buy mattresses and light up my house. This has really made the biggest difference in my daily life."
Betty's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Betty received a $468 initial payment.
"My daily is much relaxed and I look healthy. Currently, I sleep on a nice comfortable mattress. In addition to this, I acquired a lot of household items such as chairs, utensils with the cash transfer. Previously, my life was miserable in that I did not own a single visitor's chair."
Hellen's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Hellen received a $468 initial payment.
"Given the fact that I bought bed and mattress, I have a good nights sleep compared to before when I used a very small mattress and as that on the ground. I could just keep turning and waiting for the morning light to break due to the un comfort I felt. In addition to this, my children are also too happy because I was able to buy them clothes, an activity I had taken really long without doing."
Moses's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Moses received a $468 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy. This is because I had got money that I had never held before. I would even work for over ten years to be able to have it."
Christine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Christine received a $468 initial payment.
"The moment I received money, I felt very happy because I knew that I was going to acquire some of the things I lacked like bulls for ploughing and household goods ( curtains and utensils)"