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 felt very happy when the moment I received my money transfer from GD. I was very joyful because in my whole live I have never had this much money. I have no job and I don't do any business, all I do is farming this way I have food to feed my family so receiving this money meant so much to me and my family because we are now able to build a new house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that I have now found money to help me get the things I did not have. I am living in a small house made out of grass because I did not have any source of money to build a better house for my family. But I now have the money to build a better house. I am very thankful.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent my first money transfer from GD on building my new house. I have a house but this house is very small and is made out of grass. We are four in my family and we all live in this small house which is very uncomfortable. I have started building my new house and I have bought iron sheets so that the house has a proper roof and this way my family and I will live in a better house.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am very happy to receive the fund. I will use the find to restructur my house and use part of the fund to buy matress and other household necessities.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happy almost every time so long as food is available
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As a family we have been Finding it hard to make ends meet because we only use farming as capital generator
