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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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6 years ago
Collins
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started business of selling domestic goods."
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6 years ago
Jectone
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started cattle farming for my future use. "
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6 years ago
Wilkista
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have saved more money to pay fee for my children. "
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6 years ago
James
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started doing large scale farming and getting enough profit."
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6 years ago
Faith
enrolled.
"Unstable source of income is a great challenge for me. I own a small shop in the nearby trading center which do not generate enough income since i use the greater part of profit to pay rent for the shop thus i am usually left with barely enough to take home. This has always been my worry since i struggle a lot providing daily needs for my family"
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6 years ago
Rachel
enrolled.
"All my parents and my siblings died 2 years ago hence im the only one surviving amongst the family. This has been a great challenge to me since i go through a lot of struggles providing for my children and there is no one around to support me since i am also a single mother."
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6 years ago
Karisa
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to provide quality education for my daughter who just joined form one this year. I feel that she is my light at the end of the tunnel. When she finishes school and gets employment, she will be able to take care of me in my old age. Secondly, I plan to finish roofing my house because its open on side and rain pours directly into the house. Thirdly, I would like to buy goats because they are easier to rear compared to cows and finally, I will buy oxen and an ox plough to aid me in farming so I can get more produce."
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6 years ago
Chari
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to pursue a tailoring course which is something I have always desired to do but did not have the required funds. Secondly, I will use part of the transfers to boost my charcoal business in Mombasa by adding more stock because currently the demand exceeds the supplies. Lastly, I will save the remaining amount in my bank account so that I can access a loan later to buy a sewing machine and materials. "
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6 years ago
Elvinah
received a $544 initial payment.
"The biggest difference that the transfer has brought into my life is that I now operate a small restaurant which engages me and through it, I am earning an income unlike before when I did not have any source of income."
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6 years ago
Dolrosa
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I want to ensure I have a semi-permanent house. This I will realize by saving part of my transfers to buy cement and sand to use in plastering my house. I have always had to smear every month and due to old age, I always hire others to smear for me. This has been costly and would want to plaster my house so that the money for hiring someone to smear, I can use on other family needs."
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