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?
I was very happy when I receive my money from GD. I was happy because I knew that I was going to reach some of my goals that I failed to reach due to money probably. I have never received such a large amount of money before and because of this I was very excited. The money has helped me buy things I was never able to buy like a mattress and iron sheets to put on my house as a roof.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is since I received the money from GD is that I now sleep on a comfortable nice place after buying a mattress. My house will be more comfortable and won't leak during the rainy weather as I am replacing my roof made of strolls with a roof made of iron sheets
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have used my recent money transfer from GD to buy a mattress, as I had no mattress and slept on a mat which is not comfortable, I also bought 25 iron sheets so that I can remove my roof made of strolls and put a new roof made of iron sheets on my house. This will be very helpful during the rainy season as the house won't leak . When it's raining we have to move some of our properties so that the items don't get wet
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to accomplish my wishes , I hope I will be able build a better house and buy iron sheets
What is the happiest part of your day?
I managed to harvest 10 bags of maize during the harvesting season and I was so happy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge is that some people in the village came to curse me out , because they blamed me for the falling of their son on a bike
