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?
Did not expect to recieve the transfer at that moment but once i checked the phone, i found the message and i could not believe my eyes.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Life has significantly improved in as far as livelihood is concerned and of course my shelter
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Brought bags of maize, Matresses, bags of Cement
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am very excited to receive this money because it will help me improve the standard of my house. I want to use the money to buy furniture such as chair and a table. I also want to use the money to buy a few bags of maize. I belive k100000 will be enough to carter for these. The remaining part of the money will be saved to be used for other necessities which may arise
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought joy in my life for the past months is the money i received from my son who is in South Africa. He sent about k50000 which i used to buy 3 bags of maize. I know people are struggling to make money in south Africa because of covid 19 but my son did his best to help me
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The main challenge i face is lack of food. I did not harvest enough last year because i did not apply fertilizer to the maize garden. A single bag of fertilizer costs about k30000and this is too much for me to afford.
