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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
Erick
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will have started my poultry farm. I believe this business will add me extra cash since chicken is a common delicacy in our village and also the nearby towns. With proper management and marketing strategies, I know that I will get enough profit to take care of the unplanned emergencies that may arise."
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over 5 years ago
Lilian
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to increase the number of my goats. I am also expecting to buy iron sheets to use to build a house for my son who spends his nights at our neighbour's home. This will make my life to be more at peace thus feel a positive change in my household's lifestyle."
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over 5 years ago
Jenipher
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change significantly in the next six months. By that time, I will have purchased another cow. Consequently, I will be enjoying higher self-esteem and confidence in regards to supporting my family. Besides, I will be having more milk because at least one of our cows will be lactating. Consequently, I will be saving money which could be used to buy milk for use by my family. Still, we shall be leading healthier lives because we will be enjoying sufficient milk and other food items. Additionally, I will be having more income from the sale of milk and eggs."
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over 5 years ago
Elija
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect in the next six months to have saved money and bought a goat in the near future when it shall have reproduced, I will sell them and buy a dairy cow. I believe through this, I will earn an extra income through the sale of milk to cater to my family's needs."
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over 5 years ago
Eunice
received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to own a salon. Once I complete my coursework, I will save the transfers that GiveDirectly will send me and use it to start up a salon shop. My training on hairdressing will be in handy in the day to day running of the shop. The salon shop will act as my primary source of livelihood."
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over 5 years ago
Maryann
received a $367 second payment.
"My additional goal is to study a course in catering as I enjoy cooking, so I can open up my own restaurant in a large and busy town like the Central Business District of Nairobi County."
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over 5 years ago
Daisy
received a $23 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought two goats. My current goat will have also reproduced and increase in number. With this, I will be knowing that I am also almost fulfilling my dream of owning a cow and later a plot. I will also be in the process of opening a shop. This shop will act as my source of income and I will be using the money I will be getting to support my family."
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over 5 years ago
Benedate
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have joined a college. I will be using the money I get from the farm projects I started with the transfers. This is from selling milk and eggs. The next transfers will also help me through college education."
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over 5 years ago
Jane
received a $530 second payment.
"I did not have a good house, and the house I was living in was small and in poor condition. At the moment, I have managed to to live in a big house which I could never dreamed of. I was stranded with the child who is in secondary school because of school fees. This was after my son happened to had accumulated fees balance in school. I am happy now because I managed to clear the whole school fees, and have a peaceful mind."
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over 5 years ago
James
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to start my own sugar cane farm from which I will earn more income. This will help me raise some extra money that I will use to pay school fee for my children in secondary school. For several years, I had been desiring to start sugarcane farming since it yields much."
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