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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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My goal was to build my house i dont have any new plans. I want a plave of my own so with this transfer i decoded to start my own house project and finish it woth the balance transfer. Im so happy and grateful.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly do well in everything she says this organization dont lie but fulfill their promise, may God bless GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and saved some money
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am presently living in someone's house. Though I am treated fine here but I want my family to be in a secure area than being here where people interfere with my activities. When I receive this transfer, I will build a house for my family so that I can have my privacy and a place to also help me train my children.
I am a motorbike rider but I don't have the opportunity to buy a motorbike so my friend gives me his motorbike at the end of the day to run so that I can get something to sustain my family. So when I receive this money and build a house, I will then round up the balance to buy a second-hand motorbike. The money I will be making from the motorbike riding can be used to provide food and other things for my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what has made me happy was when someone promised me to buy a second-hand motorbike to ride and pay back their money after some time. Though he has not fulfilled his promise yet, but by just hearing the news, I felt very happy because I will one day own a bike and use the money I will be getting to support my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My greatest challenge that I am facing right now is to get money. I have been out of job and this has made me not to feed my family the way I want to. What I normally do is to sit in a nearby town called Small Geveh and wait for our friends who have motorbikes to return from the field and give us their motorbikes to run. I want a motorbike of my own to help me sustain my family but I can't because I don't have that kind of money to buy it.
