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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
Giradesi
received a $449 second payment.
"My life currently has changed because I was able to build and completely my personal permanent house. Prior to getting this transfer , I really had no hopes of ever putting up a permant house since I can not raise much money from my daily farming to do so.
Secondly, I am able to provide my family with most of the basic needs such as food, housing, Clothing and education. In the past, I had to do casual labour to raise money to cater for such needs."
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5 years ago
Anna
received a $449 second payment.
"My life is diferent now because through this money (first transfer), my husband was able to fully appropriate my parents by paying my bride price. Prior to getting this money, the only way we had to appreciate my parents was through farming to raise the money which to my parents was delaying.
In addition to this, my life has currently changed as I was able to get a bull and farm land that I will put together with another community member to help me cultivate easily and extensively farm to increase food production respectively. Before getting this money, the issue farming was always a gamble since we had no less land to farm on."
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5 years ago
Christine
received a $449 second payment.
"Although I spent my entire second transfer to buy land which will help to expand my farming, my first transfer was used to develop my life style in terms of feeding, educating my children and beautifying my house which has made my life currently to be healthly as I have timely meals, comfortable living as I purchased household items, and educated my children. Before getting this transfer, I had a small business of buying and selling g.nuts that I relied on for every financial need. This money was never enough as I to get into borrowing money to cater for some needs."
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5 years ago
Zachary
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the six months, I would continue saving so that I can finally have a better life than the one I have. I know when I have some amount of money, I would have a better life."
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5 years ago
Robert
received a $249 second payment.
"In the next six months, I want to continue to buy household items. Right now, I am sleeping on a mat because I do not even have a bed. My wife left my home with everything in my absence and I had to start life afresh. This is the reason why I have chosen to buy new household items."
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5 years ago
Maurice
received a $249 second payment.
"In the next six months, I will have finished building my house and moved in already. My children will be attending school comfortable with minimal disruptions."
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5 years ago
Ellen
received a $249 second payment.
"In the next six months God willing I will have commenced the construction of a permanent house where I can move in with my children. This will a dream come true."
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5 years ago
Erick
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I would want to continue with my savings. I would want to save till I get the amount needs to buy building materials and paying masons who will construct the house. I would want to achieve my goal with this opportunity given to me by GD."
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5 years ago
David
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I look forward to a good harvest from the maize farm I established using a part of the transfers. I bought maize seeds and fertilizer that are now doing so well. This is going to feed my family and also provide an income form the sale of the surplus maize. My family will be well fed and my shop will still be well."
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5 years ago
Margaret
received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started the business of selling cereals and getting enough to save for my future investment like buying dairy cow."
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