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 biggest difference in your daily life.
My life is grate now, I have been able to renovate my house which I didn't have hope to. In addition my brother who had dropped out off school resumed studies because I was able to pay his tuition with the transfer I received. Without Givedirectly, all these could not have happed.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that I lost sleep.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to renovate my house and to pay school fees for my brother who is in senior five.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that I can cultivate in order to get food for my household.
I also hope to buy cows that will reproduce in future.
I will be able to sell of some so as to raise money with which I can enrol in school again since I dropped out due to financial constraints.
I will be able to support my siblings as well.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when I have had a meal.
This gives me energy to work the next day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is feeding.
I don't have food in the house because of limited land for cultivation.
I do majorly casual labour to survive but this is never sustainable.
In days that I have not been able to find where to work, I can't have anything to eat in my house so I go to my parents atleast to find some food.
I feel I inconvenience them but when I fail completely, I have no option but to reach to them.
