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 biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that now I have my own cow which I bought using the money which Give Directly sent it to me.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I would expect to have my crops in my farm and more chicken to help me meet my daily needs.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Currently am happy as we didn't seek loan to pay school like we use to do before we got the money from GD. I am so relaxed as I have cleared the fee balance and my child shall be in school full time.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to focus on farming, after receiving my next payment I would send on buying farm inputs as we have land which is fertile but sometimes we can't afford to buy seedlings and fertilizers. I also want to keep more chicken for egg production.
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What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My daughter fell ill in 1999 when she was four years old.Throughout the years until now she has been mentally unstable and gets lost from time to time.It becomes difficult because she has to be on medication constantly and this strains my finances.Sometimes,people even take advantage of her and she has since borne two children.This is the biggest hardship that I have faced in my life
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening.After the day's work,i get a chance to relax and be with my children.Seeing them all happy makes me very happy too.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to spend part of the transfer in paying school fees for my three children in Secondary school.The remaining i will use to buy for them clothes
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
In 2008,I tilled my piece of land and planted beans on it.The harvest was good and from the sale I was able to buy a young cow.The calf has since grown into a mature cow and is the one that providesmilk for my family.Buying this cow is the achievement I am proudest of
