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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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2 years ago
Evans
received a $28 second payment.
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2 years ago
Wanyenze
enrolled.
"I am currently facing a problem of sickness which hasn't enabled me to work as I used to work some time back which has brought about scarcity of food in the family. I also face a problem of lack of school fees and uniforms for my grand children to attend school regularly and perform well in class."
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2 years ago
Watuwa
enrolled.
"I currently face a challenge of landslide which has always affected our gardens and houses something that let us have suffer by having poor harvests leading hunger in the home. I also with my people some times sleep badly as a result of water penetrating into our house when it rains.
Transport becomes a problem when harvesting period reaches because we just carry produce on the heads which affects our health yet in most cases we are un able to arrive at required treatment."
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2 years ago
Kwomu
enrolled.
"The biggest problem I am currently is poverty which has all the bad life we are going through. I mention this because I really struggle to food and requirements for people in the home. We truely only survive on one meal a day most of the time.
I have also failed to buy my wife and children good beddings like mattresses, blankets, bed sheets and clothes. This has really caused bad life that any other person cannot desire being in."
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2 years ago
Wasakali
enrolled.
"Being an orphan I currently face a problem of poverty which doesn't allow us live because I am un able support my family as it is required for example we sometimes have one meal a day. We also struggle to get money for availing most basic needs hence living complicated life."
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2 years ago
Namakongolyo
enrolled.
"The biggest challenge I face currently a single mother is inability to raise school fees for my children which has kept them attend school irregularly hence registering poor performance in class. I also have a problem of finding food my children where I go dig for people in order to get some little money to cater food and other basic needs."
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2 years ago
Kiprono
received a $444 initial payment.
"The most noticeable difference in my daily life is the improved farming I have been doing since receiving my first transfer. Tilling the entire 1 acre, purchasing certified seeds, and establishing a new poultry unit is no mean undertaking. I am grateful and hope to see the projects completed soon, as my wife and child will be returning home."
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2 years ago
Janet
received an initial payment.
"My phone was off when the transfers arrived. I was in town at the time and had left my phone charging at home. The first transfer was officially confirmed to me by the people I met. At the time, I had to ask the mobile money agent for the Till number, which I later used to withdraw after confirming my receipt at home. When I returned to the shopping center the next day, I was very excited to collect the money."
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2 years ago
Benalyn
received an initial payment.
"So far, the biggest difference in my daily life has been the addition of a lactating cow to our assets after spending $350 from the first transfer to purchase. Buying milk is no longer an issue because we hope to breed it next season after weaning. We continue to receive at least two liters per day, which would have cost us $2 per day. We haven't raised our debt ceiling as much because we have been able to pay for any item we want from the store with the money we have been saving."
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2 years ago
Stanley
received a $444 initial payment.
"I live with my family of five in a small house that cannot comfortably accommodate all of us. Every evening, two of my children would risk going out into the neighborhood in search of a place to sleep. Even though it made my neighbor's children uncomfortable to share their bed space with my children every day, they had to put up with it because we had limited funds to build a new house. As the bread winner, it became more difficult for me when I lost my job at a restaurant in a nearby shopping center due to a diabetic condition that affected my vision. When I received the first transfer, I was relieved that I would prioritize spending on construction work.I spent $450 on 24 iron sheets, building poles, and timber, as well as labor charges for a house that is nearly completed. I am pleased with the progress and eagerly await the second transfer to complete the final furnishing. In addition, I spent the remaining funds on household goods, including foodstuffs worth $60 and other consumables at $40."
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