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Kayigamba
landscapeCountry:
rwanda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
61
workCampaign
Rwanda Large Transfer
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
477520 RWF ($421 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Kubera ko nari nkennye umurima wo guhingamo wanjye bwite, amafaranga yambere yangezeho mpita nguramo umurima wa 270,000 Rwf (270$), ndangije ayari asigaye nongeraho andi ngura nihene 3 zihagaze 150,000 Rwf (150$). Amafaranga ya kabiri nayo yaraje, mpaho abana banjye batatu bagabana 200,000 Rwf (200$), ndangije ngura inzugi 2 zo gukinga kunzu zimpagarara 60,000 Rwf (60$), ubundi nshyira n'abahinzi mu murima barampingira mbishyura 50,000 Rwf (50$), ayasagutse nahashyemo ibyo kurya ubundi ngura nicyo nambara.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Twari tumeze nabi, hanyuma GiveDirectly irahagoboka, ikorera mu mucyo ibasha kutugezaho inkunga yari yatwemereye ntawe uyiturimanganije, njye ahari mba narapfuye iyo itaza kuhagoboka?! Rwose mwaduhaye inkunga turishima cyane! Ari ibishoboka mwazongera mukaduha inkunga.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Mu gihe kiri imbere numva nifuza ko nazaba ndi ku iterambere, ntacyo mbuze mfite ibimbeshaho nicyo nambara.
 
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?
I bought a big land of 175k and I am planning to plant beans and cassave in that land.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am so thankful to be one of the recipients from Givedirectly .Life has completely changed I was so sick and I had no money to pay medical treatment but after receiving I was able to pay the medical insurance I went to the hospital they treated me and gave medical drugs I was able to pay it with the money from Givedirectly. Moreover, I bought my own land and I bought food and clothes for myself.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was in the morning around 8 am , I was planting corns. When I heard a sound from my phone , I immediately check my phone and found that Givedirectly sent me the money . I was full of joy and I shouted .The first thing that came in my mind is that I was going to be wealthy like other rich people.
 
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What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Living with no wife is not easy. My wife died 23 years ago, she was giving birth of twins that time and died with babies. It was very hard for me to raise my children alone because I did not want to get another wife. As an old man who lives alone, I am always feeling lonely because when I go to the farm, I go alone and many times, I do not cook for myself due to loneliness.
What is the happiest part of your day?
After raising my children, I was confident that at least they are mature. One is 31 years old and other is 26 years old. We live in life of farming but when I heard that my last born started a business of a shop selling, I was very happy. He sells some basic needs for the house like , matches, salt, sugar and other. Moreover, when I am healthy and got something to eat. I am always grateful and happy for that.
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Even though I am very old, I need to stay in a nice place. I plan to rebuild my house by adding cement,new roof and foundation which will cost me $500. As I need fertiliser, I will buy a big of $100 and goats of $120 to help get enough harvest from my farm. The remaining will be my saving to use it in the future.