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Nyirabakiga
landscapeCountry:
rwanda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
67
workCampaign
Rwanda Large Transfer
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
477520 RWF ($424 USD)
access_time 11 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to have a cow because it will help me as it will reproduce and I will buy Land from what the cow has given to me
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
We were hungry and poor and GD helped us in our poverty and we were so happy. Everything that GD has done was good and It should keep doing that
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I want to renovate my house and I will buy livestock that will help me in my daily life
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
329680 RWF ($300 USD)
access_time 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Nari mumurima ndi guhinga, narishimye cyane. Nahise mbona ko ngiye kubaho neza
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Ubu mfite itungo murugo, twese murugo turishimye kuko twiteze no gushiiraho umuryango
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Food
 
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access_time 1 year ago
 
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
The first thing I'm planning to do is to renew my house as I told you the problems it has, I will cover it well with cement and put the good doors. All the activities will cost $260. The other thing I will do is to buy a cow which will help me to get manure to use in agriculture as nowadays I have a cow which is not mine, someone gave it to me in order to give support for manure, therefore when I will have my own cow it will be easier for me to get that manure and having the hope that it will give birth to other many in the future. The cow will cost $300. The rest of money will be spent in other needs like buying clothes, and other household items such as bed and mattress. The clothes will cost $50 and bed and mattress will cost $30.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last month I was happy because I have shifted from the old house to this new one even if it has also problems but compared to the one in which we lived before it is a miracle. The old one was a mess , it was small, old and damaged in the walls and I was afraid that anytime it can fall down. The other thing that brought me joy is the birth of my grandchild, when my daughter was pregnant I was worried and after giving birth to this boy I was extremely happy. He is now 11 months.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The main challenge is that I am living in this house which is not well finished, the doors are not good and as you can see outside it is made of mud bricks only, it doesn't look good. In addition, when it rains, the rain pass through and reach inside.