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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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was on my way to the farm near the network area when my son shouted that money was on the phone. I was so happy because i wanted to build my house and i needed good mattress to sleep on but did not have money to do so. GiveDirectly did extremely well fir me and i am so grateful.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Biggest difference is that i will own my house because my people died and i dont have a house. Now i see changes in that I'm going to build a place of my own.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought mattress, lappa slippers,food etc
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
As you can see, I'm stopping here with my friend who is more like a sister. Since I don't have a house of my own, my plan is to build me a house when I receive the transfer.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Everytime someone passes by and greet me, I become so happy and joyful. I also remember the day I received 10 cups of rice and other items from a lady. I can never forget that day.
The lady saw me sitting in front of the house and out of concern she asked me what was the problems because I did not appear too well to her, and I said to her, " I'm hungry". Upon saying that to her. She went back to her house and brought for me 10 cups rice and other items as a surprise.
"O how happy and joyful I was on that day. That's a day I can never forget.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Due to the hardship I'm currently going through, I'm unable to Cater for me and my children. I have to help people on their farm inorder to get something to survive on. Against that background, family members have to come and take away my children as a way of helping me. Finding food is a major challenge for me. I don't have anyone to help me to farm.
