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?
My new goals is to build my own house. I will pay my children school fees because that has being on my mind but now I also see the need of getting my own house so i will use some of this money to buy materials as well.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
When GiveDirectly tell you they will give you money they will surely do, there selection was very fair and now inverting my money on time.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer on mattress, floor mat for my room children, pay school fees and also purchase some zinc for the new house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was sitting at my mother's place when I received the message. I was very happy and I started thanking God and Givedirectly. I ran to my husband with the good news, we both decided to withdraw the money the next day.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The money has done so much for me, but the biggest difference is the house I am building for myself.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 2 bundles of zinc to build a house for me and my children. I paid my two children's school fees; I bought mattress and floor mat for the room I'm currently squatting in. I saved some of the money for health emergency.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I intend to use a portion of the cash transfer to establish a business which I believe will help me to support my family since I do not presently have any means of earning an income. The rest of the transfer will be used to build a decent house for my family and I.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I do not have any means of earning an income and medical facilities are very expensive and far away. Whenever any of my kids get ill, I become very worried because I do not have the means of taking them to hospital since I do not have the funds. In the last six months, none of my kids fell ill which made me very happy because I did not have to beg people for assistance to carry them to hospital.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The greatest challenge that I am currently facing is providing food for my family. We survive on subsistence farming and what we get from the farm is not always enough to carry us for a long period of time. Also, the issue of getting medical care is another challenge since we do not have any means of earning an income.
