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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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My name is Morris Kamara from Morrison village. I been living in Morristown all my life. The moment I received my transfer excited because I been having some health issues, no money to see the doctor. With my transfer I can now go to the hospital and start proper treatment.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I received my transfer alot has changed, I can now paid my hospital bills and build my own house
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning focusing on my health for now, but I'm also planning on building a small house right next to my brother house. I been living in my brother's house for many years I think is about time I start building my own apartment.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive the transfer, I will invest into business. That business will be selling rice , pepper, salt, and other things by cup. I will go in Monrovia and buy those things by retail, bring them here and sell by cup.
I have Been selling those things here before, but because at that time my brother that he and I living here was not working; so I used the money from the business for food. I have also planed to restart my business, but now I don't have money. So when I am successful to receive the money, that will be a very huge opportunity for me to get into business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Yes, I was Happy in the second week in last August. And that week was one of the difficult week for us as it relates to food provision.
During the second week of that month, my trap caught black Deer. on. So when the trap caught the deer, I sold the entire body of the deer and bought one bag of 25 kg rice and soup kinds for the rest of the weeks in the month. So in that week and the entire month of August, I was very happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenge for me here is how to provide food for the home. My brother who provides us here, not all the days he can be successful. So the day he is unfortunate, it can be difficult for us to eat. Although he is working as I said earlier, but sometimes he is not given the stipend he is working for on time. So the week or days that happens, we can go without food.
