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?
I don't have new goals I planned to build a house and send my children to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am been a farmer throughout my life, and I have not been able to save money to build a house, and sending children to school has been challenging for me, but through this givedirectly program, I can achieve them.
Givedirectly has not done anything negative in my community
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will buy one bubdle of zinc and pay four children's school fees.
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"When I received this money I planned to renovate my house by buying new zinc to roof my house".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"In the last six months the only thing that brought me happiness is givedirectly program that I'm lucky to be on today".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenges I'm currently face with is my financial status; the only means of survival for my household is farming but due to low finance we are unble to produce more crops, and is it always a wisted effort because we will do our best to make farm but because we can't afford pesticides and fertilizer so during harvest what we produced is not enough to substan our home.
