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 plan to build my house, I plan to pay my children school fees, plan to buy zinc and I also plan to buy cement.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly gave me money to start building my own house, paying my children school fees and even affording money to buy Zinc ,these are all good things that give directly did for me. I am grateful to give directly for the helping hand given me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and cement to start the building process and I have also paid my children school fees.
2nd 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?
Since I started receiving cash transfer from Givedrectly, I decided to renovate my house and pay my daughter school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is trustworthy and Committed to transferring money to my mobile account every month. I haven't heard anything that givedirectly didn't do well in my village. Thanks to Givedirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I Cash out my money and did payment of my daughter's school fees, and bought ten bags of cement for renovations of my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am Maima Kapa from farnila town, Bomi County Liberia. I was very excited upon receiving cash transfer massage from Givedrectly because, it is the first time in my life to receive such amount of money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I been planning on renovate my house for the past one year but I didn't have money to renovate my house due to hardship. Givedrectly transfer money to my account at the right time because, I am really struggling in this village. Thank God that I have started receiving money from Givedrectly, I will eat good food and renovate my house. I will also start a very good business upon receiving my second cash transfer. I am very happy and want to extend thanks to Givedrectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I haven't cash out my money yet because, I been very busy with some household activity.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successfully enrolled in to Give Directly's Cash transfer program, I want to use some of the money to pay the tuition of my children as well as complete my house that my husband and I were building.
As you can see my late husband and I were living in this house that we try building but unfortunately for me, he just died one week ago, so currently, I don't have any one to help my children, that's why I said I will use some of the money to pay their school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what brought me joy or happiness is when my husband was firstly discharged from the hospital.
I was happy to see him back home because, the house was too lonely for just I alone, though I didn't know that he was going to die.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I'm currently facing many challenges but the major challenge that I am currently facing is the death of my husband.
Like I said earlier, my husband just died one week ago, November 1, 2021 and up to now, I can't believe that he is no more.
Even though he had three wives , two other wives including myself, but I am deeply hurt because he and I were living together in this house, while trying to help our children with their school but now that he has gone to rest, everything is now on my head alone.
