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 ($278 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?
I had a plan to build my house so when I received my fourth transfer, I was able to buy planks, bundles of zinc, nails and other materials for my building project. To be sincere, I don't really know how to thank Give Directly. This program has taken me from no where to somewhere simply means this program has improved my life in so many ways. The issue of feeding my family is no longer a problem for me now. I can now be counted among the people that are building in this village. Give Directly has established my life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Giving cash directly to the poor. Bringing the future directly into our hands
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
House materials
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
My new goal I had was to buy my house materials to start my building process.From this transfer, I was able to buy house materials and a little portion for food. Before the Give Directly program, things was very hard on me and family but we are so thankful to Give Directly for us the poor people to restart our lives and for giving us a better life in this village. I am very happyy for this program, it is through this program I was able to send my children to school, feed my family and so many things.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Giving the poor a better living conditions through direct cash transfer
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
House materials, food
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
As for me I dont have any new goals ,my plan had always be constant interm of this transfer. From the day GD staff enter this town and told me if I'm successful on this GD program i will get free transfer my goals or plan for this transfer had not change and nothing will change my goals until it's complete.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD do well by giving we the poor people free cash transfer without anything's attaching to it and from my stand point, I had not see anything's that GD don't do well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning to build my house, this is the major agenda for my transfer, I was having three houses in this town before, but due to some personal issues in life all my houses broke down.
Nevertheless, i am still moving strong in life and with the help of GD i will be able to build my own house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy in my spirit man when i came from the forest saturday evening , my daughter told me that GD had transfer me such amount to my momo account.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since are started getting this money, my biggest difference in life is that , I'm no longer depending on people to credit me before i eat and I'm financially empower by GD.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Right now i had decided to build my own house because , house is what i need now in my life due to my old age , I need a good sleeping place and eat good food.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Being a widower in our setting is stressful. In our traditional culture and norms , when any of the couples passed away, his /her partner has to vacates the premise until she/he can marry another lady or man . My wife passed away four years ago and such practice has to be forfill thereby vacating my house. Said house was delapetated and has broken down the fact I was unable to marry to another lady to occupy the house . I am presently homeless living in a room of my son and his wife two bedrooms house. I have planned to build myself a house if I am opportune to receive for myself any mount that can enable me to build. With the opportunity from GiveDirectly to receive an unconditional cash transfer on mobile money, I will build myself a house .
What is the happiest part of your day?
Sitting lonely without undertaking any projects always makes my life miserable. When I am on a job which will provide me cash in return like manufacturing of Cannon , I am so joyful. It is because my mind can be madeup that I am about to make money after my hard labour .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
There is drastic drop of my labour speed because I am an older man now. The physical jobs I used to do within an hour can now take me three hours to accomplish and that has been my challenge. I need to do these physical jobs so as to enable me find myself food or contribute to food being provided by my Daughter-In-Law almost every day .
