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 first time I received my transfer I was so excited. Because since I was born this is my first time to handle this huge amount of money for myself. I m thinking now about how to start building my house. I was only depending on farming to provide for my children and I.with this transfers my life is about to change now. I m very thankful to give directly for their support.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life now I m about to build a new house .i was on only depending on farming.since I started knowing myself I have ever get money like this from anyone. I m also delighted with this program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used half of my transfer on my house.some was also used for my daughter tuition. I just bought the first bundles of zinc to start with my house. I also pay my daughter tuition for this year.our daily meal has changed tremendous.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Since my childhood days life has never been easy in this village. There has been so many challenges that I have been faced with. Right now, I'm three months pregnant and have no mattress in my room. When I received this money from GiveDirectly I will used it to built a better house and buy a new mattress so that I can be able to sleep comfortably. The stick bed that I'm sleeping on presently can put pain in my body and make me sick.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over the years, I have come to understand that as we live there will be lots of difficulties, the country that I'm living in right now is very difficult. Some times I even give up on life but just finding food for my family to eat at the end of the day can bring me so much happiness. I always pray to God not to allow me sleep with hunger, when he answer my prayers I can be very happy for that day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
There has been a long standing history of us living in poverty and as years come and go nothing has been done about it. These difficulties increases on a daily basis. Right now as I speake to you I can't provide food for my family, as a pregnant woman sometimes I even go to bed hungry. I don't have a decent living place, where I'm sleeping is very bad. There's no mattress and I have to sleep on sticks bed.
