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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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over 5 years ago
Jackline
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the six months, I shall have started the small business to help in generating income for the family upkeep. I also look forward to venturing into livestock rearing for the financial security of the family. I have always wanted to rear livestock to help raise income for my family whenever we have financial constraints."
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over 5 years ago
Pamela
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I am hopeful that I will have a bumper harvest and enough food stock for my household given the input in the farming."
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over 5 years ago
Gertrude
received a $486 third payment.
"My plan is to buy a drying machine. This will make the ice cream to dry faster hence making more which will translate to more profits."
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over 5 years ago
Janifa
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months since I will have started the tree plantation project. This is a future investment for my family. I like this idea because the kind of species I grew to take time to grow but grows back again even after they have been cut. This will be my small contribution to the conservation of the environment and also earn a living by selling them. This will help me live peacefully knowing my grandchildren's' future is covered"
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over 5 years ago
Joseph
received a $44 twelfth payment.
"My life will no longer be the same again in the next six months since I will have built a spacious for myself in readiness for starting a family. I am hopeful that I will have harvested the potatoes on my farm and supply them to different hotels in our town."
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over 5 years ago
Irene
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I am looking forward to raring livestock given that I have my own compound and freedom of space. This will be a dream come true. I have longed for this ever since I got married to my husband."
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over 5 years ago
Siprosa
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I plan to build a new house that will see my family live in a bigger house. I also expect to save more and buy furniture and other household items to beautify my house. I believe my home will be the envy of the entire village when I shall have finished building it."
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over 5 years ago
Betty
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved some money that I receive from GiveDirectly to pay school fees for my child who will be joining form one next year."
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over 5 years ago
Rono
enrolled.
"No one would want to build a house especially one as small as mine for more than seven months. This has been the case for me due to financial constraints. Receiving my first cash transfer is equivalent to completion of a one bed roomed house I have struggled to complete since the beginning of this year on which I will spend about KES 15,000.
The rest of the amount will be spent to improve an existing mobile money transfer (M-PESA) business by increasing float so as to stay within required limits and thus maximize on profits."
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over 5 years ago
Winy
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved enough from the sells to enable me to increase the number of acres of land that I do farm."
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