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 very excited and I'm still excited for this transfer programme, i really appreciate enrolling us,you people don't really know how much of a help you've been.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference in my daily life is i now have alot of food,and a comfortable sleeping place i managed to bought new clothes for the kids and myself.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have used this first transfer to buy a new sleeping matress and a blanket,i did this because i never had a Matress and for the blankets the old one were very shabby that i had to be using a rapper.
With the remaining money i also bought 6 bags of maize ,I'm so grateful for this programme.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means freedom for me and my 2 grandchildren because I dont have a job to het money therefore this will give me a chance to have money and buy food, beddings and build an ironsheet house which i could not build because of lacking money.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I don't know how to say which time I am happy because as old as I am there are nothing to be happy with as I spent the day thinking how I will have food in my house
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge I face is lacking a proper house and beddings and food is hard for me to find, I have 2 grandchildren and there mothers dont help me to feed them.
