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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
Anna
enrolled.
"Receiving this money will mean that I will have better accommodation. The house I sleep now is leaking and when it rains, I have to sit the whole night because the whole house is wet/dumpy."
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over 5 years ago
David
received a $462 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm sleeping in an iron roofed house which makes my heart overflow with joy everyday. Previously, I slept in a leaking thatched house with no hope of building a permanent one because I lacked money."
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over 5 years ago
Isack
received a $22 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months of my life, I expect to have bought enough seats so that I won't borrow seats from anyone because currently, I do not own any seat."
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over 5 years ago
Joyce
received a $462 initial payment.
"I did not know that I had received the cash transfer. Not until the next day when I overheard my father in-law saying that GiveDirectly had sent people cash transfers. I then gave my husband to check for any mobile money messages. I felt overjoyed and happy because GiveDirectly had sent me the cash transfer."
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over 5 years ago
Moses
received a $462 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I acquired most household items such as bedding which I could not afford at once. I am happy that I have also hired a piece of land that I intend to cultivate on so as to increase my food production.
Before, the cash transfers, I was miserable and distressed."
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over 5 years ago
James
received a $462 initial payment.
"The cash transfer message was delivered when my phone was off. I got a visit from one of the village members who told me to check my account. When I checked my inbox, I did not see any mobile money message. However, I checked my account and found that I had received a large sum of money. My heart was filled with joy and I thanked God for this assistance."
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over 5 years ago
Stella
received a $462 initial payment.
"My spouse heard the message on my phone at wee hours of the night. We felt very happy because we had plans of constructing a good house."
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over 5 years ago
Samuel
received a $462 initial payment.
"I am very happy that the cash transfer enabled me to acquire an ox and clear my old debts. I am now debt free and I feel socially independent because I no longer have to borrow money to sustain my life."
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over 5 years ago
Hellen
received a $462 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money, I felt very excited. This money was going to enable me to build a permanent house."
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over 5 years ago
Joyce
received a $462 initial payment.
"We received a mobile money at night. My spouse read the message and told me that GiveDirectly had sent us money.
We were overjoyed and excited."
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