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?
I had these goals since my first transferred, Which were to purchased four bundles of roofing sheets and planks to roof my New house upon completing the elevation work. I been living in a house that is covered with thatches for over fourteen years, During raining season my family and I suffered from leakages. This condition make our house so cold and wet.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly should continue to give out direct cash transferred to poor people.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I been living in a house that is covered with thatches for about fourteen years, During raining season my family and I suffered from leakages. This condition make our house so cold and wet. So, when I received my second transfer I purchased four bundles of roofing sheets, Planks and nails.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($265 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was more than happy when I get the cash transferred. In as much as we wanted to build a house with zinc roofing, we could never do it until our death, because of our conditions. Thanks to Give Directly for the assistance given us.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference made in our lives is we're going to live in a zinc roofing house after living in tash house all our years. Thanks to Give Directly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
We await the second phrase of the cash to buy up to four bundles of zinc, that means that we saved our money to enable us buy the materials in bulk in order to reduce the transportation cost. Thanks to Give Directly.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I have just started planting coco on my farm and it is not sufficient so, when the money comes I want to expand the farm. It is because of the large number of my family."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"The last six months what have brought joy in my life is the understanding and peace between my spouse and I regardless the poverty."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"One of the challenges we are face with is now is my house condition. Sometimes when the rain comes down it falls on us while sleeping. So during the rainy season we mostly have sleepless nights."
