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?
No new goal for now, my previous planned to send my two children to school and build my new house still remains.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I can not thank GiveDirectly enough for the level of work and supports she has done for us. I'm too happy with the way my life has improved because of GiveDirectly money.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Although I have not cash out my first and second transfer yet. But I'm intending to pay my two children school fees and to buy assorted building materials to start my house projects.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan to build my own house and send my children to school. I had a house before but it was broken down by rain. After it happened, my husband hurriedly built this one so that we can be sleeping in it and have a place to rest our head. It is just one room and we live here with our children, which is not a good example for them. I intend to build a more decent house to accommodate my children and myself.
Getting our children in school here is hard because only one school was available in Gibini Town but this year, they don't have teachers. Every parent has resolved to send their children on the main road to school and it is tedious for the children and to even sponsor them everyday. With the transfer, I will be able to take good care of them while they go to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In my last six months, nothing has actually made me happy but for the fact that I am alive today; I am very happy. This year has been tough for me because I loss my child during birth and we never made a farm because I was pregnant, which has made it very hard for me to have access to food.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My current challenge is about getting food. In previous years, we used to make our own farm but the animals used to eat our rice. Because of that, we had to stop making farm because most of the times, our efforts used to be in vein. As a result, he started working as a helper on a car just to make us have something to eat.
