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?
Honestly speaking i have never received such kind of assistance from any organisation and when i saw the notification message that i have received money from Givedirectly i was very happy and thankful knowing that some of my problems will be gone
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Me and my children's everyday lives have changed so much imagine now we are eating the way we desire unlike in the past when we could only managed to eat 2 twice a day, things were really difficult to us before this transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought iron sheets, cement, bags of maize and mattress
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It has always been my dream to complete my house. As you can see the house i stay is not complete. I will use the money to complete my house. I already have some bricks but the problem is money. I started building this house in 2014 and in the same year i entered it because i did have a house to stay by then. And part of the money will use it to pay school fees for my daughter.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I have a brother who stays in lilongwe. And last month i asked him for money, he gave me mk10,000.00. I was very happy and i used the money to buy food, soap and relish.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have a daughter who has written standard 8 and i have been thinking all along if she selected to secondary school where will i get the money. Everyday i think about this and its stressing me. Sometimes i even fail to eat because of this
