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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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used most of my recent transfer improving my house. I bought mattress and roof for the place.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing good by giving us money to help ourselves. It is because of their program that some of us own somethings like materials or business that we never had before.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new plan right now is to buy a motorbike so that someone can be riding and reporting to me daily. That daily report will help me deal with my family's needs.
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What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Living conditions are just not fine with us. Our only sole of survival is the catch made by the animal traps set by my husband and the little subsistence farming we do for living. Apart from from food, me and my family are face with a serious challenge with good sleeping place. We sleeping on a mat.
What is the happiest part of your day?
"Life is just not fine with me and my family so for me, happiness comes only when my children are are well in health because we are always suffering from cold. I thank joy will come when I'm able to buy a mattress for us".
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"when I receive money from Givedirectly, I will like to buy a mattress for me and my family. Me and my family are sleeping on a mat. And if any money is left, I will engage into business.
