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 had just been hit by a disaster where wind had destroyed my roof and then the next day i received my transfers. I was so happy and i had never received such an amount of money in my home
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life has changed drastically since Givedirectly enrolled me in this programme. I dint have food and a good sleeping place
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my money to buy 2 Matress for me and my grandchild. I had bought tins of paint, bags of cement and i saved part of my funds for a rainy day.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
We are very excited about this opportunity, we never expected this in our lives, you have rescued us from poverty and we will make sure that we use this money wisely
What is the happiest part of your day?
There isn't anything that brought happiness in our lives in the past six months, we didn't have money it's very hard for us to have basic needs
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We are in deep povety and as you can see we are old we can't be so productive as we were in the past, we lack financial support, we also suffer from several chronic diseases, so the money will be helpful for buying medicine and other basic needs
