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 plans before receiving my transfer. I been planning on building my house and starting a small business
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on building my house
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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?
I had other things to do before I received my transfer. my house used to be very ugly, but with my transfer I can now improved my small.apartment
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my children school fees, I'm also planning on starting a small business in my village
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?
I have new goal that I didn't had before receiving this money, which is plastering my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Give directly is doing everything well and am very grateful to be part of this program. My life has improved since I started receiving transfer from Givedirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on improving my house and food for myself.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($271 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my money, I was so excited and my heart was filled of joy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference is that, I was used to think how.my house was going to finish.How I was going to get money to finish?
But my God turned it around and now my house. materials are on ground to complete the house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money will be used to pay my children school fees and to finish my house
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"Sending my two sons to school have been a serious challenge for me because no money.
So if I am successful to receive money from Give Directly Cash transfer program, I want to use some of the money to sent my Children to school until they complete high school.
My house is still incomplete as you can see it so I will also use some of the money to complete my house and lastly I want to build something like Small shop to make business in the community because I'm aging gradually so I'm no longer able to do bush work again".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"For the past six months and even beyond, I have never experienced anything like happiness or Joy because of the death of my children, everyday when I think about it, it brings me more pain".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"My major challenge in this life is that, I lost all of my bigger Children to the cold hands of death;
Even the ones you see here with me aren't able to provide for me now fully because I am getting old everyday".
