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 very happy when that happened because i knew that I'll finally have a house
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
i have the things that i couldn't have, now I don't sleep on an empty stomach and I'll have a big house too
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i have bought iron sheets for my house, paid for moulding bricks and i want to build a house, timber logs and food (8 bags of maize)
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I intend to use the money for constructing a modern house as well as for purchasing fertilizers so that I harvest enough yields for the next growing season.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Any part of the day as long as I can afford to have a nice meal like meat with my family
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have always wanted to have an iron sheet roofed house but I have always been constrained by finances resulting in my household residing in a small grass thatched house
