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?
The moment I saw the message that i have received money from Givedirectly I was very excited and I actually left the work I was doing to go and show my neighbors the text message, everyone on that moment was very happy .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Our daily living has improved so much for better since we received the Money from Givedirectly, me and my family we have enough food, and when my children are going to school they are having the breakfast and they are all happy.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bags of Maize, cement, bricks, iron sheets.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have received the programme whole heartedly and it really means alot because this money will benefit me in alot of ways such as buying food,clothes and shelter.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when i have money for food to feed the whole family because food makes us all happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is i don't have a permanent source of money,i lack clothes,beddings and a proper shelter as it is i live in a glass fatched house that leaks so much during rainy season and this makes me pathetic in a way,I wish to build a house with ironsheet roof so that i should be living comfortably but i aso wish to invest a certain amount I'm just not sure yet the kind of business i want.
