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?
RE: We was told by the givedirectly people to check our phone for our transfer on a particular date so when i went to check on the date given us our transfer was not yet send so i called at the office and i was told to tell the town people to wait and be patient.
When i was told that my transfer had come i was very happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
RE: The biggest difference in my live at the moment is the happiness i feel knowing that am going to build a house that i will leave for my children even when am no more
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing zinc in other to be able to build a big and decent house for my children.
I also purchased food to be eating because this is rainy season food business is difficult here.
Am saving some of the transfer to use for next farming season
Enrolled
access_time almost 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" I am a farmer and the farm I make this year was very small, because I did not have money to make a large one and to also pay workers to work on the farm. When I receive the transfer from GiveDirectly, I want to pay workers to work on my farm with portion of the money and build a new house in buchanan city with the remaining money ".
What is the happiest part of your day?
" I have not had any happy moment in the past six months because I am sick and I do not have money to go for proper treatment".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"I have been sick for two years now and I don't have money to go to the hospital for proper treatment. I always buy medicines from the medicine store. Therefore, the challenge I am facing is lack of finance".
