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?
When i recieved the money, i was very happy and excited that i could not believe it. Up today I still find it hard to believe because this is something i never expected.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I will have a well finished house which i could not have managed to do on my own. I will have a house with iron sheets.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have a house which i built 4 years ago using money that i made from selling groundnuts. The money was not enough to afford an iron sheet roof so i used grass then.
When i recieved the money, i saw this as an opportunity to buy 5kgs of nails, 25 ironsheets, wires and 500 bricks to fix a veranda. All of these are to fix the roof.
I also bought 2 bags of fertilizers and 5 bags of maize to keep for future use.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am so happy to be part of this program. There are alot of hardships and challenges that we meet in the village and this money can turn our lives around. I plan on using this money to fix my house so I have a better place to live. I plan on buying mattresses and beds so that my children can have a decent place to sleep, they usually sleep on the floor without a blanket and the only covering they have is a cloth.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm with my children preparing some porridge for them to eat and we are all chatting
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship my family has met is not having a decent place to sleep. The house is small and I have a big family of five and we do not have enough money to buy everyone a mattress or beddings to sleep with and during the cold season it has been very difficult for us because it's very cold.
