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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
477520 RWF ($422 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to that in the coming year I will graduate from Poverty and build a sustainable family with zero hunger.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
All activities of Givedirectly are good especially it's model of giving non conditional cash.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on Livestock and growing of crops, this was done because of food security improvement and raise family income in order to reduce poverty.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
329680 RWF ($298 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was home in my bed then my helper she is the one who keeps my phone came and told me the big news that Givedirectly sent the first batch. I was happy and I cried tears of joy. The first thing I thought is that I finally have money I am going to live a better life.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Because I am so old I no longer have the force to work in the land but Givedirectly came as a solution to my life . I was able to buy two big goats and I was able to pay farmers that work in my land more than that I bought food and paid medical insurance for myself.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought two big goats for 100k because I want to start goat farming so that in future I will start selling them to the market.
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access_time almost 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I would say that I need livestocks but I am not capable of taking care of them. I would rather renovate my house by changing by roof, I hope to use $200. I also plan to give jobs to other people because I am not strong to go to the farms, I will pay them $100. I like to pray a lot, I will buy clothes of $50 to look good in the community when I go to church. My matress is old, I will buy a new one of $50 and bed sheets of $20. I will buy kitchen materials of $70. I have to save for the future, I will put the amount remaining to my bank account
What is the happiest part of your day?
Due to the fact that our government remembered old people and give us a monthly support of $7, this always make me happy. Moreover, every time when I know that I live in peace with others in the society and our country is safe, I can walk to any place in the country, I am always happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I lost my husband almost 26 years old. I felt lonely and lived alone for many years till my son decided to build a house for me next to his family of his wife and children. Currently, I have enough land for farming but the challenge is that I do not have strength to cultivate, sometimes, I have to give people money to do farming for me yet I do not have money.
