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.
Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
He was at home in his house, he felt so good, and the first thing he thought of being grateful to God and life was restored back from death
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Being able to sleep under a good roof and clearing fees
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
He repaired his house and cleared the fees for his children
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Am planning on constructing a better house with three rooms having about 10 iron sheets. Water enters this house when it rains, that's why I want to cement my house that I am going to build. This will cost about $400 to have a comfortable home. This will ensure that I have safety even the water comes heavily.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I have not had any event or opportunity to have any excitement but maybe just being happy and hopeful that we are going to receive this grant.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenge that I am currently facing is the water flows that come from uphill and pour into my house. During the rainy season, the heavy water from the upper village flows to our homes. This causes a lot of mud in our compounds and the water enters my house leaving me worried that anytime my house may be carried away.
Also, am a poor man with barely enough to eat even a single meal for a day. So I have to struggle each day with no specific source of income to ensure I have a meal day. My garden is really small and I can only get enough for only a month after harvest after which I start struggling again.
