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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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Benta's family
access_time 6 years ago
Benta received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect top buy a goat within the next few months so that I can be able to get future economic benefit from it. Once I start the rearing process I know that the goat will give more than once and whenever I will feel that I am stuck financially, I will have the opportunity to sell them out and definitely make some money from such transactions.The long term vision could also include selling out the goats in the unforeseeable future once their population increases significantly, then buying a cow to replace the goats. Cows are known for their milk production which is a very essential thing in human life. Once I have enough supply of milk, I will not have to be buying milk from other people in the village like I do right now. Finally,keeping animals such as a goat also comes as a source of pride according to our culture and tradition."
Monica's family
access_time 6 years ago
Monica received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought more livestock. I know that when I achieve this goal, I will be able to sell some of them and use them money to take care of my needs and emergencies easily."
Gaddy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Gaddy received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I am working hard to ensure that in the next six months, my chicken project is up and running. I hope that the money I will be making from egg-supply will change my life by enabling me to open another business(Welding workshop) Which requires more money to set up. With that workshop open, I know that all my financial problems will be solved because it is a very lucrative business that will be earning me money."
George's family
access_time 6 years ago
George received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I hope that in six months time, I will have completed plastering the inner part of my house. It is such an embarrassment considering that I do house construction yet my house is in such a sorry state."
Rispa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rispa received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to use my transfers to plaster my house. I am advanced in age and smearing the flour of my house with cow dung is always a tedious work because I always need to do that twice a month. I shall, therefore, not be affected by specks of dust which has been making me suffer from respiratory problems."
Wilson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Wilson received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectaion in the near future is to be financially stable. I want to reach a point where I can pay my children's school fees comfortably without worry. I want to generally improve our lifestyle as family."
Wilson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Wilson received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to ensure that my children to study well with all the resources that they need.I also expect to plant more tea in my remaining portion of land. This will in the long run will improve my income and financial status."
Brenda's family
access_time 6 years ago
Brenda received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months or so is to build a better brick house for our family. Right now I stay in a two room mud walled house. Maintain and keeping neat a house made of mud is such a gruesome work and takes too much time doing so. It is also not hygeienic to stay in such a house especially for young children because of the dust. I also want my children to go to a good school."
Sharon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sharon received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectation in the near future is to have a dairy cow for rearing. The milk produced by the cow will go a long way in reducing the daily expenditure and I can invest what I will save by doing that elsewhere. I also want to renovate my house. I live in a mud walled house now and I want my status in the society to improve. I want to comfortably provide my children with all the needs they require."
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change drastically in the next six months because I will have purchased another cow to expand my herd to attract more milk for consumption and sale. Besides, I will have accumulated relatively sufficient funds for educating my child who will start schooling next year. At the end of the year, we shall purchase some parcel of land since we shall have attained a bonus from the sale of tea. Hence, GiveDirectly is a savior and a blessing to me and my family."