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over 4 years ago
Norah
received a $22 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have completed building a house for visitors. I'm also planning on buying a dairy cow to cut the cost of buying milk. I will also be earning a daily income from the sales of milk to meet additional needs for the family and to pay school fees for my uncle in secondary school because his parent is not able to raise his school fees."
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over 4 years ago
Selina
enrolled.
"My ambition of educating our children has been crushed a number of times. Receiving this transfer means I will be able to invest in their education, firstly by buying farm products like seeds, an oxen and even livestock. The livestock will be resold in the future after their appreciation. My farm harvest will have improved and I can move away from subsistence farming.
With financial stability my family will be food secure and my children will be able to finish their education and not depend on us."
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over 4 years ago
Khadija
enrolled.
"Not having a reliable source of income or job security has been a constraint to my family. My husband has recently been employed as a shop attendant in Bamba town. That alone is helpful but we still struggle since am a stay at home mother with no job. My husband uses most of his money on transport since he has to come home everyday. The little we get as a family can only Carter for food with nothing else to invest."
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over 4 years ago
Kache
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is food insecurity.Without enough food for the family,there is no any other meaningful thing one can accomplish.I have been struggling to feed my family in vain because I depend on traditional farming methods that coupled with infertile lands and harsh climatic conditions,only results to very low yields.This has made my children go hungry and drop out of school."
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over 4 years ago
Daudesia
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to take care of the education needs of my children. "
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over 4 years ago
Joseph
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land."
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over 4 years ago
Scovia
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house. "
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over 4 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"The biggiest hardship in my life is lack of enough support for my children education. "
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over 4 years ago
Phoibe
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is inadequacy of household items for me use as a woman."
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over 4 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"Receiving thi money means paying off the debt that we got due to illness.
In addition, receiving money means building iron roofed house. "
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