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?
The moment I received the money my heart was very happy because that meant that some of my problems will be solved.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that I am very happy, its showing that all of my financial problems are gone
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of the transfers on fertilizer and I am happy because I know that I will not starv this year
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access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
We are very happy to be in this program. As you can see our livelihood depends on farming and some times selling charcoal , we earn very little to build a better house and buy necessary items. On a good day,we earn a profit of 6 thousand kwacha which can be used for a week or two.
Now we are comfortable that we shall build a better house and enough fertilizer for this coming season if all goes well. If there is extra money remaining, we can buy some goats and rear them as an investment since they are very easy to take care of.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am just happy that we do not worry much about havi g enough food. This is so as we work hard and harvest a lot for the two of us. My children is also around to help whenever thereis a problem. However, the main challenge will always be access to money in order to have a better life than what we are used to.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our main challenge is usually income opportunities to save enough and buy extra items for a better life. As for food, we do not worry much as we tend to have enough after harvesting and for a village life, the different types of local foods we find in our gardens is enough.
