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?
It was just like any other day, i wokeup went to collect water at the borehole and it was there i heard from other people that they had recieved an alter from Airtel money informing them that they had recieved the money. I went home and checked my phone and the message was there. I dance and celebrate while showing my children the phone. I was very very happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I will now have a house that will be made from bricks and have an iron sheets roof. The house will also have 3 bedrooms which will be enough and comfortable for my family of 7.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am a mother of 5 children and my husband is pologymous. I am his first wife. He manged to build me a house 6 years back with 1 bed room. Back then i had 3 children and the house seemed enough. Now that i have 5 children the house is small. I want to build a bigger house with iron sheets for a roof. I have manged to buy bricks and paid the builder who has already started building the house.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The meaning of recieving money is that the organisation wants to assist poor people like me so that we can have good house, food and all other necessities
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is evening becuse it is the time when all work is over and reunite with my family
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is lack of food. Due to climate change our harvest are usually meagre these years so food shortage is very acute
