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 on my way to the marketplace When I received a message with a huge amount of money in it, I was very much happy and jumping on the road that day. I was happy because knowing where my life, and seeing myself with this kind of money that no one has given me before I was so much overwhelms and started calculating how to used my money. A haven't been easy on me and my family, to even get food to eat a day was something difficult. But with the help of givedirectly my children and I can now eat twice a day.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life now is I'm able to buy food for my family, I am so happy that I'm able to start building my owned house in my village, I was able to paid my children school fees, and now my children eat twice a day. Spending my transfer this way brings me great joy. I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for making my dream come to passed.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my transfer, I bought 3 bundle of iron sheets to build my own house in my village, I also bought enough food for my children and l. The rest of the money I was able to paid my children school fees. Now I'm building my own house in my village,
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
If God be with me, and I am successful I will love to build my house. I will also buy my motorbike and get on the traffic.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Mainly what made me happy, is GiveDirectly because I heard that GiveDirectly is helping people. Even, right now as we speak some of my friends are cutting sticks in the bush to build their houses, so I am so happy and wishing to get mine.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenges I am facing right now, is money because everyday my children school fees is worrying me. Including my family problem, though I am small, but my whole family responsibility is on me.
