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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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
RE: Yes i do have a new goal, i want to build a house of my own because the house am living in at the moment is very old.
As a young man, i want to build a very decent and comfortable house for myself.
After the house construction my next move will be to make it decent, like plastering the house that which i will need cement to do since the house am about to build i will be using mud not bricks.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: Givedirectly is doing extremely well for us here, because harvesting our produce to sell and purchase zincs or building materials isn't easy, most times it seems impossible.
That which givedirectly have just help us do with out stress in a very short period of time.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing zincs and nails for the construction of my house.
I am also planning to go Buchanan this few days to purchase cutlesses and other materials for next farming season.
I want to get my materials for farming ready ahead of time.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
RE: On a normal early morning, i was traveling from Monrovia where i went to purchase my goods back home, while sitting in the car my wife called me telling me our neighbors had received their transfers, so i went on to checked my account and there was our transfer.
I was beyond grateful to God and especially givedirectly for this cash.
The transfer came in time i should say because we had so many things listed to be purchased but could not afford, so that cash was a blessing to us.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
RE: The biggest difference in our lives right now is the comfort we get from our new mistress, and imagine this rainy season where hunger is our major worry, this year because of givedirectly cash we are not worry about hunger because we have enough food for our household all thanks to givedirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I spend the most of our recent transfer on purchasing zinc and mistress because for over a year now we slept on comforter and the cold here isn't easy at all especially now that we are in rainy season.
We did buy zinc because we want to build a house of our own, decent and potable house for our family.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I am qualify for this program and I received any money from Givedirectly I am going to build my house and start a business to support my children in school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
For the past six months I have not had any joy or happiness because the struggle is too much, but my participation in Givedirectly program today is what had brought joy or happiness to me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As I said earlier I want to build my own house and start a business to support my children in school but no money so that's my main challenge for now.
