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 so excited the moment I received my first cash transfer..The money was like an answer to the plan that I had of completing my house..I'm so grateful as I will finally be able to have a better but also a beautiful house.
Competing the house
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My biggest difference is that I now have a better sleeping place as compared to the past where I used to sleep on a mat with torn blankets..But now, I have enough beddings for me and my kids.
Also, with the payments I have noticed that my house really looks nice and beautiful even though I have not yet finished plastering and putting cement on the floor.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have always thought of completing my house in that it should have beautiful windows and be plastered..So with my transfer, I have bought five bags of cement so that I can start plastering my house and window frames.
I have also used my first cash transfer to purchase 2 big mattresses for the family..one is for me and my husband while the other one is for the kids..On top of that , I have also bought some beddings such as blankets just so that it could complement better with the mattress that we now have.
I used some of the money to procure a few bags of maize so that we can have enough food throughout the year.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means alot for me and my household as it will enable me purchase enough food for my household since I did not harvest enough food during the last harvest season due to lack of money for fertilizer for my maize garden which affected my yields resulting in constant hunger on my household
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest whenever I can afford to provide for our daily needs through casual labour
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I earn less than $5 per month through casual labour and this is not enough to feed and provide for my household
