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 overwhelmingly happy when I received my transfer thinking of all of the things I had planned to buy with it
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life has greatly improved. My children are especially happy now as they have school uniforms like the rest of their peers. They are no longer missing classes or being sent back home for not having school uniforms
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on iron sheets to replace the current roof over my house as it drips. I also bought a mattress, two blankets, maize, and school uniforms for my children. Initially I would send my children to school knowing that they would be sent back home for not having school uniforms but there was really nothing I could do at the time
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I want to buy matress and food as we sleep on the floor because we dont have money to buy blankets and matress
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happy any time when i am eating good food with my family
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Farming all the time is hard and sometimes we lack food because we do not have means of securing finances
