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?
The money just came on time. I am an irrigation smallholder farmer and have always wanted to buy a water pump but could not afford it. I was so happy when i received the money because i knew that i will no longer have to use the laborious watercanes.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the fulfilment of my goal of buying a water pump for easy irrigation. I love irrigation farming; i grow tomatoes, onions and other vegetables. I have been using a watercane which is laborious and time consuming. With the water pump, my crops will have enough moisture and increased harvest, and income
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to buy a water pump, a mattress and 6 bags of maize for consumption
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
First of all as i said i am a farmer, so i will purchase a water pump which will help me towards irrigation farming. Secondly, receiving this money means i will now buy bricks which will be used for building a house. In case i run out of money, i am sure that the money i will realise from farming will also help me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What makes me happy is when i find money out of my farming activities and casual labour which i may conduct, this helps me buy food.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We don't eat adequately because we find it hard to make money, this affects us a lot. It also affects my health because by the time i have to go to my farm i am usually feeling weak.
