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 was very happy moment for me , i was very excited and grateful at the same time because this is something that has never happened before to me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Our everyday lives have changed so much since receiving money from Givedirectly because we have been able to purchase most of the things that we couldn't aford to buy such as mattress and food, we didn't have enough food to take us throughout the whole year and we were eating mostly two times and a day but now are eating three times.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
, cement, fertilizer mattress and bags of maize
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It has meant a lot for my family and I plan to buy blankets, kitchen utensils, matress and food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the afternoon
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Finding enough money for to buy food for my family
