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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
Rispa
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to use my transfers to plaster my house. I am advanced in age and smearing the flour of my house with cow dung is always a tedious work because I always need to do that twice a month. I shall, therefore, not be affected by specks of dust which has been making me suffer from respiratory problems."
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over 5 years ago
Wilson
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectaion in the near future is to be financially stable. I want to reach a point where I can pay my children's school fees comfortably without worry. I want to generally improve our lifestyle as family."
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over 5 years ago
Wilson
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to ensure that my children to study well with all the resources that they need.I also expect to plant more tea in my remaining portion of land. This will in the long run will improve my income and financial status."
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over 5 years ago
Brenda
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months or so is to build a better brick house for our family. Right now I stay in a two room mud walled house. Maintain and keeping neat a house made of mud is such a gruesome work and takes too much time doing so. It is also not hygeienic to stay in such a house especially for young children because of the dust. I also want my children to go to a good school."
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over 5 years ago
Sharon
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectation in the near future is to have a dairy cow for rearing. The milk produced by the cow will go a long way in reducing the daily expenditure and I can invest what I will save by doing that elsewhere. I also want to renovate my house. I live in a mud walled house now and I want my status in the society to improve. I want to comfortably provide my children with all the needs they require."
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over 5 years ago
Mercy
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change drastically in the next six months because I will have purchased another cow to expand my herd to attract more milk for consumption and sale. Besides, I will have accumulated relatively sufficient funds for educating my child who will start schooling next year. At the end of the year, we shall purchase some parcel of land since we shall have attained a bonus from the sale of tea. Hence, GiveDirectly is a savior and a blessing to me and my family."
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over 5 years ago
Alice
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change significantly since I will have purchased a cow. Currently, I do not own any cow or significant asset that could be used as collateral to secure financial support. Thus, owning one will mean a lot to me and my family. We shall be getting milk for consumption and sale. Besides, I will have harvested the maize. Hence, we shall be enjoying adequate food in our family. Finally, I endeavor to start a new grocery business so as to do away with casual work. Overall, I look forward to a totally better life."
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over 5 years ago
Pamela
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect my life to change from worse to better in the next six months in that I shall be having my own kitchen. I shall no longer be forced to forgo supper while I have food simply because of weather changes. In addition, my child will also have a place where he will be spending his night without being squeezed within my main small house. This will give him the freedom to stretch into the night doing his assignment with minimal disruption."
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over 5 years ago
Johnstone
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I do not expect my life to change significantly in the next six months since I will still be educating my three children. However, I look forward to a bright future because GiveDirectly came to support us in educating my children. Eventually, my family shall be filled with joy when all of my children complete their studies and probably secure well-paying jobs. Still, I will gain more respect and care from my children since I will have provided and cared for them abundantly."
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over 5 years ago
Gilbert
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I am focused on starting a poultry project. This, I want to start by fencing the compound and building a chicken house in the next two months. I will then assemble the necessary resources in terms of money for buying chicken and feeds in the next four months. This will greatly boost my income and ensure that we meet most of the family's needs with ease."
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