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 ($277 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
No new plan my previous plan still stand to improve my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did extremely well for me. Through the help of Give directly i was able to reconditioned my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 6 bundles of zinc and 6 bags of cement and 4 pack of nails and i paid my 2 children graduation fees.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($286 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have been sick for a long time and I did not have money to take medication but through GiveDirectly transfer, I was able to treat myself, renovate my house and I'm now planning to build my kitchen.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing extremely well to change our lives by giving us the transfer. I feel very happy because they have regained my hope of living a good life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement to build my kitchen, food, pay my children tuition and the balance transfer was used to buy my medication.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
All through I have been struggling to change the roof of my house because it has been leaking but I had no money on my own to undertake the project. Upon receiving my transfer, I was able to buy four bundles of zinc and four bags of cement to renovate and change the roof of my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is doing extremely well by helping us to regain our happiness and empowering us in society through the transfer they are giving us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought four bags of cement and four bundles of zinc with my transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was at my son's wedding when i got the message that I've received money from Give Directly. I was happy to the point that i started dancing because my husband and son died. This meant that I had no other source of income because my husband was the bread winner for the family . I was able to pay my children tuitions and change my house roof.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Nowadays i feel so excited because I'm able to eat and sleep well daily without worrying or begging.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend some of the money on my children tuition and the balance to change my house roof.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I had a large business that I used to earn money from to sustained my family but unfortunately for me, my husband got seriously ill. I used all of my earnings from my business to take care of my husband's hospital bills. Of all the money that I spent, my husband died. His death made me to be the only person to cater for the rest of the family members which made my business to collapse.
If I receive this money, I will want to continue doing my business and also fix my structure. I believe that when I have my business running, I will be able to take full responsibility of my family again.
What is the happiest part of your day?
After the death of my husband and my son, I was frustrated but when I started going to church for the last (6) months, I began to overcome every situation in my life and by the help of God I'm moving strong and all my children are healthy, although is not easy.
At my church, due to my present condition, someone voluntarily agreed to sponsor my grandson in the senior class. Knowing that someone will be paying his school fees for his final year, it has brought me so much joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
After the death of my husband it hasn't been easy to provide for my children, my oldest son who helped me at time pass out and left a son behind who is in the senior class and I don't have any means of getting money to pay his school fees.
