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 in the garden getting grass for my boss's cow . The first thing that ran through my mind was owning my cow instead of taking care of someone's cow
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Being independent is one of the biggest difference in my life something i had never thought of,
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on buying a cow, i used it to save my money in the cow knowing that anytime i can sell it anytime and buy an asset like land
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I plan to buy a cow so that my son also takes milk like other children, and sell the remaining milk to get things like soap.
I also plan to buy a piece of land where I can safely stay with my family. Since prices change I am nit sure yet how much it will all cost.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought joy in my life for the last 6 months is my son and my wife are healthy in that they have not fallen sick.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge i am currently facing is poverty,i don't have a job yet i have a family to look after and take care of my father as well. The rains washed away almost the whole banana plantation where we used to get food from so now getting what to eat is a challenge.
