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?
The moment I received the money I couldn't believe it because this meant that I have also food. It was an unexplainable joy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life because now my children can go to school on a full stomach
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent the recent transfers I bought one mattress, 2 bags of fertilizer and 29 sheets of roofing, paid some school frees. And I started a fish business.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money has made me so happy and hopeful. I plan to buy matress, school uniforms for my children. I have 5 children but only 3 are attending school. I will also fix my house by buying ironsheets and cement. All these were unattainable for me because my source of income is farming for food and sell a few but it is never enough to do something this big.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last 6 months the thing that bring the most happiness was new year's day, 1st January. I was happy on this day because I was very grateful to God for getting me this far. I killed one of my chickens and ate with children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Currently, I am facing a lot challenges but my biggest one is money. As you know these days everything depends on money, without it you cannot survive so at the moment it is very hard for me to find money because I do not have a proper source of income.
