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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
477520 RWF ($428 USD)
access_time 12 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
i plan to use that garden and the output will bring me a great income which will contribute to my development by buying a cow.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I really appreciate givedirectly because it gives us money with out any bribe
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i was sleeping in a houuse which was not closed and when i got the transfer i bought doors and windows which costed me 200,000frw. i also bought a garden of 150000frw. before i would work for others to get a place to cultivate my crops.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
329680 RWF ($301 USD)
access_time 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The people think about my poverty eradication
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
We have something to eat and my project of house building is running
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Building my house
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
The first installment we plan to build a house because the one we are currently living in is about to fall down.
The second installment my husband Emmanuel plan to start his own business which will bring us stable income to help us in the future and the balance we plan to buy food for our children.
Receiving this money means having an heritage for us , we will take it as a one of a kind opportunity and use it in our development. Our achievements from our plans will help us improve our lives and bring us a more bright future.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the past months we were able to harvest what to eat and for us this brought us joy because we didn't starve and we are happy that we have been healthy in these days.
We are happy that our daughter Adeline is able to go to school and that she is benefiting from the government support that is paying for their school fees , we only have to worry about providing her with money for lunch.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The main challenge we are currently facing is not having enough land , we have to rent from others in order to be able to produce what to eat , to get fertiliser to use we have to herd livestock from others, the only livestock we have is 3 chickens.
My husband Emmanuel wishes to start a small business but because we don't have any capital to start running that business we continue to live in poverty.
Our house is very small for our family size and my children don't have primarily equipment that they need like matress and clothes.
