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?
While I was in the kitchen preparing to make hot water to take my bath I notice that my phone make a sound and to my outmost surprise I received my first transfer. At that moment I praised the Almighty for the wonderful thing he has done for me so I was excited.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I got this money from Give Directly my life is going to changing gradually by building my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Since I want to build my house I will start to buy my zinc, planks, and nails for my house and the remaining money will be kept to do something else.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My plan is build a house eventhough I'm currently staying with my boyfriend in his mother's house.
It is important to have your own house and space especially wherein we have a child of our own.
I will have money save aside for my son's enrollment in school because he is not of age to go to school yet.
I have the rest of the cash transfer sent to my mother for her to build her house because she's presently living with her sister in another town away from me."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"My most recent news that has me happy today is Givedirectly's arrival to this community.
I'm excited for the cash transfer because it will develop and improve my life!
The cash transfer would enable me build a house for my family.
I'll also have my son enrolled in school and have a house build for my mother who is staying in another town away from me."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"At the moment, I am making farm alone.
I'm saying alone because my spouse visits once in a while.
He spends most of his days on the gold mines also struggling for us to have food.
The work is tough and very difficult for me to manage alone.
From the digging and brushing of the farm, I've developed a servere back pain.
In spite of the pain, I'm still farming because that's the only means I know how to provide for myself and my three years son."
