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 felt grateful and happy
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My has changed as I now can afford what I could not
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Iron sheets,bicycle,farming,livestock, and local running.
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
When I get the money, I will use it to build a better house with iron sheets and then buy food. I will also buy livestock as an investment for a rainy day in future.
What is the happiest part of your day?
There hasn't been anything joyous in the past months.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am currently facing food insecurity in my house. This is because it hard to find money, I do casual labor work but prices are so high, that I fail to afford basic needs and can only manage little potions at a time. I buy 5kgs of maize when I need a bag but can't afford it because the money is not enough. Not having a stable source of money impacts on everything other aspect of my life because I need the money to pretty much everything I need.
