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?
The message found me while I was asleep in my house. When I saw the message I was very happy and thankful it was something that I did not expect.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am very confident that I will harvest well if the rains fall properly this year. I struggle to find fertilizer I have to do small casual labor jobs and I will not have to do the same this year.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my money, I went and bought 15 pieces of ironsheets at MK5980 each. I also bought fertilizer for my upcoming farmering season. I went on and bought 4 bags of maize because I was raining low on food.
I have a house which is not well built and I have bought the materials to build my house next year.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
For along time i have been suffering to source money to buy farm inputs like fertilizer, seeds and pesticides i would like to use this money to buy these farm inputs so that i should produce more for food and i should be able to sale some and improve the condition of my house with Burnt bricks and ironsheet next year.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The news that iam 4 months pregnant is what has brought me joy and happiness in my life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I depends on farming to earn aliving, the little i make or source i make sure i should use it on my farming actives but most of the times due to the little i have i plant vegetables to sell but because i don't have enough money for pesticides all the effort end in tears when the farm is attacked by pests.
