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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
477520 RWF ($423 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Kubera ko twari tubabaye gutura heza, inkunga zacu zombi uko ari ebyiri twazikoresheje mu kubaka inzu, aho twaguze amabati, ibiti ndetse dushaka n'abafundi bo kutwubakira.Nanubu turacyubaka ntiturarangiza.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly yagize neza bikomeye!!!! mu gihe kitari cyera nzaba nanjye mfite aho ninjira yasobanutse. Ibi byashobotse kubera ko inkunga yaciye mu nzira zisobanutse ikatugeraho uko yakabaye.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Mu gihe kiri imbere ndifuza kuzaba ntuye heza uwanjye ntekanye nkazasaza neza rwose. Kandi nabibona hafi kuko inzu yanjye nyigeze kure nyubaka kubera inkunga ya GiveDirectly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
329680 RWF ($298 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Most of the money was spent on improving the current house , we bought tiles for the roof and cement to put on the walls and the ground.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Now I am living in a good house because of the donation from Givedirectly. Moreover, I was able to buy food for my family and other home necissities but before I couldn't afford it.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was home in the afternoon around 1pm. I was happy and surprised . I thanked God for the miracle because of the money I received.
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access_time over 1 year ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We are very old, many times we are sick. My husband has disability of deaf. Raising domestic animals is a big challenge to us because we are not energetic enough. Moreover, our children are the ones to help us get money to pay people who cultivate for us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
We have 5 children. 3 girls and 2 boys, we are glad that they are all healthy living in a good life. We are happy that one of our children is now in Asia for studies though we do not have an android phone to talk to him but we are grateful for that. In addition to that, my daughters are married and I live with some of my grandchildren which gives me hope of living.
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
We are planning to live in a nice place , so we will build another house from scratch using $600. We will buy foods for $50. As we are old, we also plan to save some amount of $100. The remaining cash will be used in buying kitchen materials of $50.
