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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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new goal for my recent transfer is for me to start the building of my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind GiveDirectly did well because I never had any money to build my own house but GiveDirectly give me the opportunity to do so, by helping with money to enable me build my own house. As for me i have not seeing anything that GiveDirectly did not do well with in my town.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought gas to saw my wood, Nail, Rice and save the balance to pay workmanship.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The first plan in my mind is to make business and build my own house. I want to invest in to business because with that I will be able to get more money to take care of my self and go back to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was happy last month, when I managed to buy my small generator to charge phones. Presently charging phone is the business I'm into. Therefore getting the small tiger generator was the best thing that ever happened to me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My father doesn't support me anymore and I don't have money to take care of myself. I dropped from school, because I could not get any support from my father. My mother died years back.