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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I am happy because my children and I are in good health. We are able to go about our normal chores without any worries and at the same time no costs to incur on medication. I keep praying that none of us will ever fall sick or get hurt.
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Financial freedom is what receiving this money means to me. I lost all my poultry two months ago due to floods and I do not have any other source of income at the moment. I plan on using the transfers to construct a poultry house, purchase 50 chicken at a cost of $500 inclusive of the feeds. In about six months time I will have eggs to sell and this will ensure a constant flow of income. The remaining amount will help us to purchase household items like beddings and utensils because what we had got destroyed by floods. I am happy because Give directly came at the right time when we needed it most.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My husband and I used to depend on poultry farming to earn a living but the floods that happened about two months ago put us on a loss. We had seventy chicken and all died after being swept away by raging flood water. I had borrowed USD 70 to purchase the chicken but all in vain as I still have the debts to pay and raising that amount is difficult.
