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 so excited when I received this money because I knew that I'd alleviate some of the problems that I had in my home
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
As I see now I have food in house, iron sheets that'll roof my home and also a good place to sleep so I can safely say that I'm happy
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought iron sheets for a house I'm planning on building, fertilizer bags (3) for the upcoming rainy season in order to have a bumper harvest and also mattress plus household items
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money means alot to me. I will the money to build my dream house. I have dreaming to have a house with iron sheets.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last 6 months i was happy because i had food in my house. The little maize i harvested thats what i was eating and i was very happy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I dont have food to eat in my house. Every year i grow maize but i dont apply fertilizer because of lack of money and because of this the yield i get is very low that its not enough to eat for the whole year. As am talking i dont have food in my house
