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 day I received my first transfer I was very happy , it was like my dream come true. Just seeing the airtel money message I knew that the problem I had of not having a proper home since my house got damaged with cyclone Ana is coming to an end. After the house collapsed I managed to buld a waiting shelter , using glass . It was not a proper shelter but since I did not have any other means of getting money I had no choice. Although I am married but I am the head of house because my husband does not do anything to help the family. With the money I have received I have managed to buld a proper house and bought food to feed my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life have changed because now I have a proper house I can call home unlike the waiting shelter I had before receiving the first transfer.In addition to having a proper house I also have enough enough food to feed my family .I am just looking fo to the next transfer so that I can also buy more food to sustain my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
when I got the first transfer I managed to mould bricks, buy wood to use in bulding my house. I also bought a door so that my house can have a proper door unlike the waiting shelter which i had . In addition to that I also bought food since my crops got washed away with the floods.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am so happy to receive these funds from GD. I was left with nothing after the hurricane hit my goats chickens were all swept away. This money will be used to replace some of the things i lost
What is the happiest part of your day?
I have not been happy for the past months as my family was already struggling before the hurrican came
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As it is right now i eat on broken plates. I do not have beddings and i barely have food unless i have begged from other people.
