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 the moment i received the money because it meant i will sleep on a comfortable mattress and no longer with a torn blanket but a new one. I was also so relieved as i had only a half bag of food remaining
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 having comfortable sleep on a mattress with a new blanket and eating 3 times a day unlike before when i slept on a mere mat with a torn blanket and ate less to conserve food.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to buy mattress, 2 blankets, 5 bags of maize and paid a loan which i had used to buy food which was going to an end
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will be of great help to me as I intend to use it to build a more good looking house as I currently stay in a small one roomed grass thatched house which actually leaks during heavy rains making living in it very uncomfy
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happy that GD has enrolled me into their program and I believe that now I will be able to afford myself a decent life including building a new house
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I do not have a proper house due to poverty as a result it badly leaks during heavy rains making living in it very uncomfortable
