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?
I was so excited the moment I received my first cash...At first I thought that there is no such a thing as receiving such a huge sum of money without working for it..But I saw that they are good things out here as I really received the money.. I have never been so happy like Wow my dream came true as I am able to afford a new life.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now able to afford buying good foods for my children..For instance, I am able to buy food rich in proteins such as meat(goat meat) and fruits such that we are all healthy in our house.
Also, our house has been Renovated and we are able to sleep comfortably without any worries or concerns.
Food
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to procure a few construction items..These items include, ten bags of cement which amounted to k85000 and 2 windows frams at a cost of k90,000..I then started renovating my house by cementing and plastering it.
I also bought a few bags of maize and kept some of the money to be used for paying the labourers and procuring some small items at home.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will help me alot as you can see, mu house needs some maintainance, with the GD money, my house will be in good shape, I feel that my life will change for the better because I am thinking of starting a new business that will in turn help me on a long run to easily find basic needs for my family, I feel like food, shelter and clothes will no longer be something that I will be worried of.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happy in the afternoon hours because it is the time we are done with anxieties of whether we will eat or not so we are happy as long as we have eaten on that particular day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Finding food consistently for my family has always been hard for me as a man because I depend on subsistence farming and casual labour,of which sometimes I am given money yes, but not good enough to Carter for my family.
