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 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 a new plan which is to improve my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing everything well in my opinion.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my recent transfer on improving 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?
My goal is to fix my house because, the house I am living in right now is in a very bad condition. I also want to raise enough money so that I can pay my children balance school fees, so I want to setup a business that will keep raising money for my family expenses.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, I love GiveDirectly because they keep helping us with these transfers unconditionally, they are also nice in talking to me each time I am being interviewed. I don't have anything bad to say about GiveDirectly right now because, they have been helping us in a very good manner.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my third transfer to buy building materials so that I can strat my house project, I also paid some of my son's school fees. These are the ways my third transfer was spent.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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?
Before receiving my second cash transfer from Givedrectly, my goal has been payment of my children school fees,and getting a bundle of zinc for renovation of my roof.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedrectly is doing great for me and others in this village.I didn't have phone Givedrectly give me phone, Sim card and started sending money for me through my mobile money account. I am very grateful to Givedrectly. I haven't notice any bad from Givedrectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought one bundle of zinc, and did payment of my children tuition with my second cash transfer received from Givedrectly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy when I received my transfer. I have been surviving and educating my kids from making farm. So I really appreciate Give directly for everything .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that things wasn't going well with me. I make farm to feed my family and educate my children but Give directly has helped me to pay my children school fees and improved my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my transfer to registered my kids in school and improving my house.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"The first thing, I will send my children to school, because once I educate them they will be able to do good things for me tomorrow, the second thing is that, I will fix my ugly house, because I want to lay down good area, and I also want for my children to lay down good and save area, reason being, when the child or children laying down good and save area for them to get sick in your hands it can be very hard."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"In the last six months non of my family members have gotten sick, most especially this virus time, non of my family members including my friends have gotten sick. Nobody had ever called me since the beginning of this year to say that, one of my family members is sick at the hospital, or to say one of your best friends in the hospital right now, I haven't gotten any bad news like such, so I thank the Lord ever so much."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The problems I am facing now are mainly the fixing of my house, the way I'm strong like this when my friends come to visit me and see my house in this condition it brings shame to I and my family. The second thing is, sending my children to school, it's difficult these days to get enough money from the fufu business we do, most times I go to sell and come back with less then a thousand liberian dollars, and from that same money I can find food for my family, the little that leave I can save it somewhere for future use."
