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 ($277 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have no new goals I planned to build a house is what am completing.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has been so good to me, through them I can change my house from thatched to zinc house and was able to pay my children fees in school. I am so grateful for the assistance given to me thus far.
Givedirectly has not done any wrong in my community so to say.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 170 pieces of plank, four bundles of zinc, four packs of nails, and twelve packs of three inches of nails and L$15,000 for the labour cost.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Right now my goal is to build my house. Over the past things had been hard. As a result I never had the plan to build. However since I started receiving Givedirectly cash transfer, I have set my goal to build my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly had done extremely well in helping the needy people. Making us to have a home is one of the best things ever. Meanwhile at the moment I haven't find out what Givedirectly doesnt do well. Maybe someday in the future but for now I am very satisfied with your work.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer was spent on buying building materials and hire people to sew my planks to start my construction.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My goal remains constant, to build a decent house. When I archive this goal then I can set another one. Remember that one at the time is easier and faster.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing well in every thing especially sending follow-up team to check on us as to hiw we are spending the money is important and warrants commendations. They should continue their good work.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will buy my additional bundles of zinc and planks as well as bags of cement to plaster my old house while I takin my time to construct my dream house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($264 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
While I was working and clearing the grasses that grew near my plantain garden, I received a message so I paused to read since I was a former teacher. I noticed the money from Givedirectly had arrived. I couldn't believe it due to the joy i was feeling; so I had to check my account again to confirm and it was true.
I dropped the cutlass and came back joyfully to inform my family. My children jumped on me and we danced at the front of the house. I am still feeling the joy from that day.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I'm a farmer and my wife is battling sickness. I have to brush and cultivate farmland to be able to solve some of my problems but now I am able to settle and save some to start my project. I feel so excited daily. My physical appearance changed the day i received my transfer. My life has changed positively.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought two(2) bundles of zinc to construct a new house and I got new pairs of uniform for my two kids. I sent money to my son who is staying with his older brother in pleebo for completion of fees and provisions.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
What I plan to do with my cash transfer are, to make a large cocoa farm within my town, which I've started already, reason being, there will come a time that I'll be unable to work, at that time, the cocoa farm will be able to help my children generate cash in other to support their homes; I will also send my children to school so that they can be able to help me tomorrow after acquiring quality education.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What had brought me happiness in the last six months is, for the fact that I'm counted among the livings, it's a blessing which makes me happy; another thing is that, seeing all of my children and grandchildren being enrolled in school had made me happy as well.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Those challenges I'm currently faced with are, 'the issue of generating cash', I do hard labor but earn little that isn't enough to support my home, another challenge is my health condition (eye sight), this embarrasses me when the sun comes up, which causes me to postpone my farming work, another is, the issue of supporting my children in school, although their elder brother helps them with tuition, but they always come to me for their school materials, but the little cash I generate from my farming activities can't enable me get all of their school needs.
