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 day i received a notification message that i have received money from Givedirectly I got very excited and grateful at the same time because I knew that some of my problems are going to be sorted.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since receiving the money from Givedirectly our lives have improved so much, for example we have enough food to carry us for the remaining months of this year.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Iron sheets, timbers, cement
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am so happy to receive these funds from GD. I already have iron sheets and burnt bricks all I needed was money for building the house and these GD funds have come at the right time for me
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am the happiest when I have food and money in my home
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I mostly struggle to find money to use for my day to day operations. My husband is a cleaner and his salary is not always enough for us
