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?
When i received the transfer message in the town my husband bought the phone to me in town so we could cash the money out. I was happy so we cash out the money i really wanted to zinc my house and pay my son school fees
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The I was in thatch and zinc house
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought zinc and school fees
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan to buy zinc for my house and pay my son's school fees. I have my house that one of the rooms broke down because of the rain. If I were to be having zinc on my roof, my house wouldn't have collapsed. Now that I have built another house, I intend to zinc it properly so that it can last long and not break down like the other one.
The next thing I will do is to pay my son's school fees. Paying his fees have been a tough thing for me. Because of his school fees, I have to make farm and burn charcoal to sell and get money for his fees. So I will use some of the money to pay his fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was very happy recently when my son brought his progress report from his school. He passed to the 12th grade and I was glad that all of my sufferings were not in vein. All of the hardwork I do everyday reaped good fruits and I can now boast like other parents of having a child in the senior class.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My major challenge right now is to complete my new house. It has been a serious embarrassment for me because I have my children and my mother who are here with me. All of us have sleep in this small room because I have not completed my new house.
