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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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.

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Pamela enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is having paid school fees for my children using proceeds from my small business of selling vegetables."

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Pamela enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I have is lack of money to pay school fees for my children."

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Winbrodah enrolled.

"My proudest achievement was when I had my cows,which I used to plough for people with"

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Esther enrolled.

"The biggest hardship was loosing my first child early this year in February, I am trying to help but it's not easy."

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Evaline enrolled.

"The proudest achievement is that I sold some of my crops to buy household items."

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Mornica enrolled.

"The biggest hardship is making money to take my children to school and taking care of there daily needs"

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"The biggest hardship has loosing some of our family members,who we depended on so much for support."

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"The biggest hardship was loosing all our resources due to post election violence,it reduced us to nothing. My business place was burnt down."

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Judith enrolled.

"The biggest hardship is that I was left an orphan at an early age so I had to start working at an early age,and didn't finish high school."

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"The proudest achievement was when I had my own business which enabled me to build the house I am in."

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