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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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes! To have a new farmland where i will grow plantain.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly program has empowered us the women, though we're not as equal to our husbands but we all have somethings in common, which includes lands and property. Some of us are able to feed/provide for our kids, educate them and do many other things we thought we couldn't do. Thanks so much for this great opportunity given to us through Givedirectly.
So far, Givedirectly has been on the lips of every household. Nothing wrong has been said of this program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought three bags of cement to plastered my room, I paid my three kids balance tuition in pleebo and I bought a half bag of rice for consumption.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes, my new goal is to enlarge my farm.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing well everything well and I want to encourage them to continue serving humanity in this unprecedented way.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I invested my recent transfer into agriculture .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The recipient is still in process of achieving their first goals they don't have any new goals for now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own mind GiveDirectly is doing well by helping to improve your lives in this village through their directly cash transfer process.
In my opinion GiveDirectly is not doing anything wrong to us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought two bags of cement, three pices of planks and I also used the balance money to pay my six childrens school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($262 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was nursing my husband wound early in the morning with some hot water, when I heard the message tone on the phone. I asked my son to check it, he told me it was the money Givedirectly sent. Immediately went to the town chief wife who live closer to me started dancing and singing praising God and thanking Givedirectly for the money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Long since I thought of making farm but things has not been easy for me to pay laborers. Givedirectly came to my rescue I can now hire laborers to work on the farm. The biggest difference is that I will be able to make a big farm for commercial purposes.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am cultivating two acres of land for farming which will cause $30,000LD for planting cocoa, plantain and pineapples.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I established a Cocoa farm two years ago and I do not have the needed resources to extend it. I have planned to accumulate finance that will enable me extend my farm to ten headtares which has been a challenge to realize the needed amount of cash. Having received the unconditional cash transfer from GiveDirectly I will definitely use mine to extend my farm as planned.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I have been ill from an unknown illness that my husband and I have fought to save my life over the passed months and it is now ,from the 6th of December that I am feeling healthy in my body ; a condition that is making me to feel joyful and happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Being a spouse to a classroom teacher whose salary can not take care of our large family is one of the challenges we faced with as of now . The food for the family and children school fees as well as the process to extend our farm with the limited cash from his salary is a situation that we hardly handle over the years. I have been trying so hard to handle cash from the purpose of extending our farm and when are accepted by GiveDirectly to receive the unconditional cash transfer, we will be able to solve some of our major challenges.
