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?
It recive at round 10am while at home preparing for burial of my brother,i was happy also calculating the budget for burial now that he was depending him,h e was suffering from cancer,i was happy because i had no money but was planning for burial i had nothing,it help me to boorst the one for fundraising,he has alot to pay for for dowry and also the bill for hospital but the
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
i there is abig difference,my happy we are divorce and left me with two kids,one is already married,i have one grand children,doing casual job,doing fishing at the river sometimes 300 per or 200.river perkerra or molo river,i can abit of improvement when i received the second transfer i will re
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I received the money in for the preparation and my mum was very sick now,life was very hard,i was takig care of the deceased.i was to renovate my home and buying goats i have no any other option,god
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What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
My plan for the transfer is to renovate my house. I live in a mud house which because of the rain is falling with a lot of holes. This has made me sleep in the cold. With the transfers, I will be able to build an iron sheet house that will cost me about $300. I also plan to fence off my land. This will offer me a chance to do farming and avoid disturbance from livestock. I also plan to purchase 4 sheep which will cost me about $200 of the transfers. This will act as my investment into the future. When this plan materializes I will be very happy since my life will have changed positively thanks to GiveDirectly.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiness over the past 6 months has come from the rains we have received over the past 2 months. This delights me so much because there is plenty of food and also our farms will be productive.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I'm a fisherman and with the current rains, life has been very difficult for me. The coming of the rains has greatly affected my fishing activities since there are fewer fish. This has led to a lack of income on my side which affects me so much since sometimes I don't have food to eat. This has forced me to depend on casual work which is not also enough to meet my daily needs.
