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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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
No new goals yet
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did well me
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The accomplishment will make me to live in my own house because right now am living in family house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The recent transfer I received from Give Directly which of course I have not withdraw from my phone will be spend on zinc, planks and nails for house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In all what Give Directly did for our town is extremely good and I don't see the bad things they did to us.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Like i said before my new goal is to build my house in order for me to stop renting.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought one bundle of zinc, two bags of cement to renovate the place that spoiled on my house and I also pay my children tuition.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
In my daily now I can do those things I couldn't do before
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
At the moment I received my money I was happy because the things I supposed to buy I was able to buy them
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing now is money.
I want to build a house for my family and I which had been my plan but I don't have money.
Even though I'm engaged in farming activities as means to maintain my family, the money I earn from the pineapple farm is not enough to build a house at the same time pay the children's tuition and feed the home.
The house my family and I live in is my father's place and we are many from the same father but different mothers, everyone has right over the house and I can't depend on it fully as my own, I want to build a house for my children when I'm no more they can have total control over it.
I will appreciate any help from GiveDirectly to improve my life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what has brought me joy or happiness is when my daughter took double promotion from grade 4th to grade 6th in April 2022.
Seeing my daughter getting double promotion does not only make me happy but it brought so much proud to me as a mother.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"If I'm successful to receive money from GiveDirectly, I will build my house and support my children in school.
My husband and I are engaged in farming activities for the past fifteen years now as means to maintain the family. The money we earn from the farm proceeds, we use to pay our children's tuition and use the balance on food and medication.
The house my family and I live in is my father's place and we are many from the same father but different mothers, everyone has right over the house and I can't depend on it fully as my own, I want to build a house for my children when I'm no more they can have total control over it.
