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 biggest difference in your daily life.
I am currently sleeping in an old house that leaks whenever it rains. However, after I got money from GiveDirectly, I acquired 18 pieces of iron sheets that intend to use for constructing a new house. I plan to start up with the construction around January by then the bricks will be dry and I would have recieved the second money for paying labour and buying other lacking construction materials. Secondly, I have acquired a bigger mattress and a bed that have given me comfortable night sleep unlike before when I used smaller mattress.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was overwhelmed by joy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly because I knew that I would get a bigger bed and mattress.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to purchase 18 pieces of iron sheets, a bicycle, a mattress, a bed, bedsheets, utensils, paid medical bills and labour for making bricks.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house.
The one that I have is too old and it even leaks.
If I have the chance to build a new house, I will shift to sleep in it and demolish the one that I currently use.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the noon time when my family has had a meal.
I feel it is an achievement.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to build a better house for my family.
I am enduring to sleep in my house because I don't have any option.
It leaks too much but I can't help.
