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 very happy and excited. I was doing a piece of work when I saw the alert. It spiced my Day.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference life in my life is that, now it's easy to eat two or three times a day. Before the transfer, we could only depend on piece work hence not affording proper meals.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Before recieving the cash transfer, i and my family used to sleep on mats and live in a grass-thatched house. So i used the money to buy mattresses for my family and 15 iron sheets for a new house i am building for us. I have also bought a solar that i will be using to light my house and charging phones. I have Also bought Fertilizer so that i should yield more harvest next year.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will eliminate my poverty level. Firstly I will build a house, buying clothes, and beddings. I have been living a grass build house for almost three years now I want to have a permanent house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
All day am happy as long as I am health
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I moved out from Zomba and we came here in search of a place to farm. The hardest part is that we left our fathers land and we are here starting to build a home and our new life's.
