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 happy cause i have never been give o had such amount of money to myself am really grateful
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
With the transfer i will be able to build a house with iron sheets, i was always worried during rain seasons but now all that is history
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to buy iron sheets to fix my old house ,i have been leaving in poverty for so long and i never thought of ever building a house with iron sheets i was always worried when the rain seasons are approaching but now i have no worries at all
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access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This money means that I will buy some of the things I was unable to buy because of financial problems. I will buy a matress, iron sheets and cement to revonate my house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest whenever I find food for me and my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is not having enough food to eat. I have a farm but I don't harvest enough maize because I don't apply enough fertilizer. I usually manage to buy only one bag of fertilizer.
