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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
477520 RWF ($420 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have bought a cow that will hepl me in coming days, Even thought I am old that cow will help me to get what to eat and get other things for my daily life
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
It delivered us from the poverty and loneliness and everything that it has done was so good
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I built my house that was about to fall down and I bought a cow in order to get manure
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
329680 RWF ($298 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was in the morning around 7:30 , I was sitting in my house then I heard a sound on my phone. Because I am old and I don't know how to use the phone I asked my child to check it for me then he confirmed that Givedirectly sent the first transfer. I was so happy and I thanked God for the blessing .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life has completely changed, I am living in a good house and I was able to buy two goats, I even paid the medical insurance and I repaid some loans I took in the saving group. I deeply thank Givedirectly for the financial support.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Most of the money was spent on renewing the roof and walls of my house, I spent 150k on the construction costs .In addition I bought two big goats for 80k.
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access_time almost 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
The first installment i want to renovate my house and put on a new roof and cement on the outside , I also plan to buy beds , matress , clothes and food to eat.
The second installment I plan to buy livestocks, i want to buy a cow for $300 and build a byre to put it in , with all that work and paying workers it can take me $100 and the balance I want to save it for the future
Receiving this money means changing my life , because i will be able to eat healthy and the livestock will give me fertiliser and milk to drink , this will help me reach my development.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I recently got a modern stove which is helping me out these days , i no longer starve at night when it rains because i am not able cook.
And i am able to benefit from the government support program which has permitted me to buy a hoe to cultivate and pay worker to work in my land and now I am able to rest. I recently doubled my harvest of soja because before the maximum i could get was 5 kg and now I have harvested 10 kg.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Not having a fertile land is my greatest challenge, i am not getting enough harvest because i don't get fertiliser to use. I don't have livestock , i have to herd from others to be able to get fertiliser to use in my land and i am not capable to afford inorganic fertiliser.
My house is very small and it rains inside, when it rains I am not capable of cooking at that time because my kitchen is inside my room and when the floor is wet i can't be able to fire woods.
