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 was home at the back of my house splitting wood for wife to cook, when I received the money from GiveDirectly on my phone. I was so excited immediately l put the axe down and being to dance along with my wife. Later in the evening my wife and I discussed on how the money should be spent.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before I was unable to renovate my house and I couldn't afford for my family and I, but since I started to receiving money from GiveDirectly I was able to renovate my house and can now provide for my family and I.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought one bundle of zinc, one carton of nail to renovate my house then I pay my son who's in Zwedru college fees.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
"l been struggling with my children education in the past years due to some financial crisis which caused them to drop from school. If eligible, I will make sure to invest the money into my children education. Secondly I will built another structure for my children in my village and the rest will be for my children and my upkeep. "
What is the happiest part of your day?
"The happiest moment in my life is when my oldest son graduated from high school at the age of 18 years. It brought total joy in my life because, he is the only ,and first child in my family so far that graduated from high school. "
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"Over the years, growing my crops and taking the harvest to the market had been a serious challenge. Farm to market roads are always in deplorable condition preventing us from getting to the market in time and also causing our harvest to perished. More over, animals always destroy the crops during the farming season thus leading to low harvest".
