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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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over 5 years ago
Charles
received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to save and buy more livestock to expand my livestock rearing. I will have a very large flock that I would not have to worry about any financial constraints. We can get milk for sale and also consume some to nourish us."
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over 5 years ago
Margaret
received a $484 third payment.
"I am grateful to GiveDirectly for the financial support because I had no source of income and the menial jobs I was doing could not sustain me, for they are not reliable. My life is now different because I saved the money from my first transfer and managed to start my own business. Currently, I am earning a good profit by supplying milk in town. Through it, I can comfortably fulfil my basic needs and set some amount aside for future expenditure."
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over 5 years ago
Rachel
received a $532 initial payment.
"My life is now different because the transfer has enabled me to accomplish many things. First, I rear goats in my homestead with a modern shed that allows me to effectively take care of them. When I received the transfer, I purchased materials that allowed me to construct a good modern shed for them. Secondly, the transfer has enabled me to clear school fee arrears for my child in the university, for him to continue comfortably with his studies. Lastly, I also managed to renovate my toilet which was mudded by plastering it with cement."
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over 5 years ago
Benter
received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"My life will have changed by then because I will have a new house by then which is much spacious and bigger than what we currently have. Currently, we are forced to squeeze into this small structure which can barely accommodate the size of my family"
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over 5 years ago
Sidi
received a $532 initial payment.
"I had longed to renovate my own house through the purchase of blocks, cement, and sand to be a permanent one. I could not have fulfilled this as I was not able to meet the full cost of rebuilding it. I thank GiveDirectly for helping me to achieve this. I also managed to acquire these three goats as my assets which upon reproducing, I will be having something to depend on in case of any financial challenge."
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over 5 years ago
Mwenda
received a $532 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that through the money, I acquired four goats to add to my goat shed. To me, these are an additional asset which I can lean on in case of financial needs such school fees for my children who are still at a lower level of education. I also my children's school fees for them to continue with their studies without disturbances. I am also in the process of buying building materials to construct a new spacious house that will be accommodating my children comfortably so that they will stop spending their nights at my neighbor's houses."
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over 5 years ago
Mariam
received a $532 initial payment.
"I received my money late in the night as I was preparing for bed. I read the message on my phone and confirmed that I had finally received my transfer. I became very happy and thankful to Give Directly for the financial support from GiveDirectly. I never hoped that a day would come to achieve this dream of opening a shop."
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over 5 years ago
Milka
received a $532 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I have managed to build a more spacious and permanent house than the one had previously before the transfers. This has seen my household members enjoy the space and privacy they did not have before. Besides if it were not the transfers, It would have taken a little bit longer to accomplish the dream of building a bigger house."
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over 5 years ago
Judith
received a $515 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I have been able to improve my livelihood and paid my children school fees. I would not have managed to get money to buy a new set of utensils, neither would it have been easy to pay my children school fees. All this was made possible thanks to GD's support which has really transformed my life."
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over 5 years ago
Henry
received a $514 second payment.
"My life is different from how it would have been in that, I have managed to purchase household items: chairs, tables, and other utensils. Something that would have taken me ages to do. Now my house looks presentable and more habitable than before. I can serve my guests using presentable utensils."
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