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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
Florence
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"My expectation next goal is to buy a plot and start a business. I have not decided on the kind of business I want to do yet because I am still weighing my options. But once I buy the land I will decide the kind of business considering the location and the target audience. The business must be able to increase my income and enable me to meet my family's financial needs. It should improve our standards of living."
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over 5 years ago
Jane
received a $460 initial payment.
"I was overwhelmed my joy, the moment I received the transfer because GiveDirectly had fulfilled its promise to send me unconditional cash transfer."
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over 5 years ago
Ridha
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six month months, my chicken will have increased in number, cows calved and I will have a lot of revenue from this. Ideally, this means that my family will never languish in poverty since I will be able to provide for them."
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over 5 years ago
Mary
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have saved and bought equipment to start up a salon business to help me generate more income. I shall have improved my lifestyle by paying school fees for my children, buying them clothes and food for consumption get a bumper harvest from my farm. I expect a good harvest too as I have invested in good seeds and fertilizer. With sales from the farm proceeds, I will be able to improve the condition of our house and even ensure that food is never a hiccup in my household."
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over 5 years ago
Benson
received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have saved and with the savings, I will use to start breeding chicken to make an extra income. The profits from the sales of the eggs and the chickens will enable me to start bigger projects such as rearing livestock and I will cut the cost of buying milk."
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over 5 years ago
Roggers
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I expect to have planted some fodder crops for my livestock in the next six months. I intend to do so that it can enhance milk production from my cows. Apart from that, I am also planning to do paddocking grazing. This possible now because I now have the resources to divide my farm to the correct sizes. This will also help improve my agricultural produce because I will be alternating the cows and farm activities on the paddocks I have created."
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over 5 years ago
Yvanita
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months of my life, I believe I'll have bought enough sheep which I'll sell to raise money for purchasing a cow. This is an investment whose value increases on a daily basis. If all goes well, I will raise herds of cattle which has always been my dream. I no longer want to herd other people's cows anymore. I can later sell part of the herd to raise money for other family emergencies."
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over 5 years ago
Wilis
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months of my life, I expect to have bought extra bedding so that whenever I have visitors I won't let them sleep on a papyrus mat as the situation is currently. It is usually very embarrassing but since that is the only option I have, I am normally forced to give them the mats rather than asking neighbors to host them. The problem with this is that neighbors will still gossip and make fun of me. I am glad this will not be the case anymore"
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over 5 years ago
Esther
received a $460 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness to be have an iron sheet roofed house, and I am able to afford daily meals for my family. "
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over 5 years ago
Eresi
received a $460 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is being able to afford food any moment so that it's eaten on time and the happiness in my heart knowing I received such assistance from GiveDirectly. "
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