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 moment when i received my transfer i was very happy because it was first time for me to get such amount of money
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since i started receiving payments is that now i have a strong house which is reliable in times of extreme weather conditions
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on 4 bags of cement at MK8500 each, 4 steel window frames at MK48000 each and improving my house at MK50000
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It means alot to be amongst the beneficiaries of this program, I will use the money to beef up my business so that I should not struggle alot when it comes to providing basic needs for my family
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happy as long as I have enough food for my family, otherwise if that is not the case then it's a bad day for me
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Hunger is the main challenge that I usually face ,we harvest maize that is not enough to help us throughout the whole year till the next harvest, with this money,I will buy some extra piece of land in the efforts to increase yields
