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 recipient was so happy and still is cause it's something she has never expected to happen
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The recipient is able to have enough food for her family and she also has a nice place to sleep
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The recipient plans on building a house with the transfer she was also able to buy food and clothes for her kids and herself
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means so much to this family,regardless of the whole household i,personally I'm super excited to walk through this amazing experience.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is during evening hours that's when i fully rest from my day light endeavours.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As a household our main occupation is farming and its success depends on tge yearly inputs,if your farming crops like maize it demands expensive in puts like fertiliser,our family is polygamous mostly it is had for my husband to provide money for adequate farm inputs in order for us to yield much more crops as a result we mostly return with handful harvest and this means hunger through out the year,i would love to start a small business with this money in order to be helping our selves from the little money we will be earning from there.
