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?
Inkunga yaje isanga nkennye byinshi mu byingenzi, inkunga yambere nahise nguramo isambu kugira ngo nanjye mbone aho ntura, ndangije mpita nanubaka inzu, ubundi ngura n'uburiri ubu ndaryama heza. Inkunga ya kabiri nayo ingezeho nahise nshakamo inka yo kororo, nguramo nibyo kurya bicye ubundi asigaye ndayongera ngura indi sambu yo guhinga.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
329680 RWF ($300 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My husband and I were working in the fields when we received the first transfer. We were so thrilled and both bragged about it for a good hour. After we were done working in the fields, we took a 30 minutes trip to the mobile money agent that was near us. The first thing that I wanted to do was buy some land and build a house. I am so happy I was able to do both.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
We did not have our own house before receiving the first transfer. We were able to build our own house, buy livestock and most importantly a piece of land that we believe will be very beneficial for us. Without GD, we would not have been able to think and accomplish such a big project.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I convinced my husband in buying some land that was on sale for 200 $, spent 80 $ to build a house, bought a pig and a goat for 40 $ and 20 $ respectively. I chose to spend most of my first transfer in buying some land because agriculture is the primary source of income in our sector. In other words, you have a tangible asset when you have some land in our village.
Enrolled
access_time almost 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
We will buy our own cow of $400, for getting milk our children, compost for our land. We will buy another land of $300 in order to get enough food for my family and use the rest for finishing our house that we are building.
What is the happiest part of your day?
We have sold our cow for $600 in order to start building a new house, That have made us happy because good progress
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I don't have my own cow, I herd others cow in order to get compost to fertilize my land, we are building another house because where we used to live is a risk zone area but it is not finished yet, no good clothes or shoes for me and my family