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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
Christine
received a $470 initial payment.
"My life is different now because there is a lot of happiness in my household in that, My children were able to return to school using the transfers, I purchased a plot of land and my business is booming now courtesy of the transfer. I feel I have a lot peace in my life for having achieved what I had planned years ago."
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5 years ago
Cathreen
received a $194 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy. I knew that I will be able to achieve most of my goals. That day was one of the awkward ones because I had received a lot of calls from friends which awoke me. All of them were just informing me of the transfer that they had gotten. I could not hide my joy but kept calm until midday when I started using my transfer."
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5 years ago
Dorcus
received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I would have established my retail shop hence additional income. Through this, I will be in a position to use the profit I get to pay fees for my children."
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5 years ago
Joyce
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will straight a way pay for the plot of land that I'm currently staying in. I was told to stay in this plot of land since I didn't have where to go after the death I my husband.
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5 years ago
Demiano
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is sickness. I'm diabetic and there is no money to purchase medicine whenever it's out of stock in the government hospital."
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5 years ago
Rose
received a $470 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness I feel seeing that I was able to get back my land that we had given out to treat my husband. I really had no hope of ever getting this because when I think of it, I had nothing to give to recover the land as most of the assets had gone to pay for my husband's treatment.
In addition to this, I am happy as I see my house has improved in its out look as I have quality things (curtains, nice utensils, bed, mattresses among others) that beautify it."
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5 years ago
Caroline
received a $533 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money I felt so happy. I remember it was very early in the morning when we received the message. It was my spouse who heard the message and when he checked the message he was so happy and he waked me up to inform me of the good new. We really celebrated because we have never received such amount of money before in our entire lives. We are so grateful for the support."
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5 years ago
Sheilachelangat
received a $533 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk from my neighbors and it was costly for me. I do casual jobs in the village and the amount of money I get from just jobs cannot gather for all the basic needs of my family. currently, I have enough milk for my family and I sell the surplus at the shopping center. I used the money to buy basic needs and also pay school fees for my children in primary school. I saved some amount in the merry go round group that we have started in our village to gather for the emergency and school fees."
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5 years ago
Joseph
received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"One of my sons is in his final year of high school and I hope that
his school fees will have been cleared by the time he sits for his final examinations later this year. I do not want his certificate to be held in school due to uncleared fee balances, hence the need to clear his school fees in time. This will also take off some burden as I will now have to worry about raising fees for his brother in college."
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5 years ago
Edwin
received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I have done a lot with the transfers and my only goal now is to invest the rest of them on livestock. I know it will be tough because there might be other pressing matters that may force me to spend the money otherwise, but I pray that all goes as planned and that I own livestock soon. I do not have any at the moment and I would be so proud if I bought some before the project is over."
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