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?
I felt so excited the moment I saw the txt message that i have received money from Givedirectly
, i couldn't believe what i saw, this is actually something that has never happened before to me and my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Our everyday lives are going to improve this is because we will have enough food for the whole family for sometime and we will be able to eat three to four times a day unlike in the past when we didn't have enough food things were difficult for us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Cement, mattres, beddings, bags of maize and clothes.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am so happy to be receiving this money from Givedirectly. I have never been enrolled in this type programme and I really look forward to the day I will receive the money. I will use the money to buy cement so that I finish up the floor of my house
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am mostly happy when I have food in my home
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I mostly struggle to find money to buy food and fertilizer in my household. Me being unable to buy fertilizer leads to shortage of food
