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
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I don't having new goals before receiving this transfer, i was able to pay carpenter for the new roofing house in this town.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly had make my house to look good by empowering me financially , i don't know anything that GD did that is not well all is okay.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to Purchase three bundles of zinc and others house materials for the roofing of my house .
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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?
RE: I normally begged people to help brush my cassava patch space for me doing farming season, but besides that it is difficult to survive here as an elderly person.
I had always wanted to renovate my house which is now roof with thatch and leaking badly as rainy is already here again.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: I want to take this time to tell you people the givedirectly people thank you plenty.
What you givedirectly people are doing for us, only God will pay all of you.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I am spending the most present transfer on paying plank producers to produce planks for me to renovate my house roof.
From this money i will pay the workers that will change the roof from thatch to zinc, and use the rest to complete my children school fees.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I want to rebuild my house with zinc roof, and also send my grandchildren to school. I will love to also add to the small business that I am currently doing because I'm getting older and need something to settle down with".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"From the past six months, what made me happy was to have seen the new year and nothing negative happened to me. Because of this, I was so happy".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The challenges that I'm facing now is that, I don't have husband and it's my one here providing for myself. So, I need some money that will increase my business. Sometimes ago It was my son that was helping me but he's not here now, my house is experiencing leakage as well".
