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?
When I received the message, I was at a trading centre buying groundnuts for my business. I cannot read and so had no idea what the message was saying. When I returned home, I went to my helper to go and have them read the message to me. I was so happy to hear that my transfer had come in. I wanted to call Give Directly immediately to thank them. I was very grateful for the transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before receiving the transfer, we used to eat food only twice a day in our household. But nowadays, we eat three times a day. This has made a very big difference to my productivity and energy levels. I now work even harder on my business in order to make more money.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought, food, fertilizer, iron sheets, blankets and mattress. I have also started a groundnut business
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am so glad to be receiving this money from the GiveDirectly programme. I look forward to receive these funds so that I can buy fertiliser, build a new house and also buy food and beddings
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am the happiest when I have food and money in my home. It's during such times that my children are happy and it brings too much joy seeing them happy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I struggle a lot in ways to find money so that I buy food. There days when I do not know where my next meal will come from
