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 hope to complete plastering and improving my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I was very stranded and confuse on how to send my children to school and also complete plastering my house,but Givedirectly stepped in and helped me achieve all.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on paying my son's tuition in University of Liberia and also buying cement to plaster my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($239 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to attach porch to my house and also complete plastering my house alongside paying my son's tuition in Monrovia.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is helping us financially,getting my son in college was going to be very impossible had it not been for Givedirectly's intervention.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement to plaster my house and also send potion of it to my son for his education in Monrovia.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I went to Pouh Town for burial that morning when I received a message on my phone that I have received 35625 from Givedirectly INC, I was so exited. The first thing that came to my mind was to buy cement to improve my house by plastering and putting my floor and to pay my daughter's school fees. so after the burial, I wen to Zwedru and withdraw the money and did exactly .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I was really worried about paying my daughter's tuation. But with the cash transfer from GiveDirectly, I was able to pay and bought cement to improve my house which I have been my worried I am so grateful and I know that my life is improving for good.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on paying for cement and my daughter's school fees .
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"By the hope of God when I am selected to benefit from this cash support, I will use some of the money to build my house and use the remaining money to do buisness and pay my children school fees".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"For the past times, we have really been suffering to even provide for the family. Since over the times, nothing has given me joy or happiness; because we can't be living this kind of life and expect to be happy".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The biggest and more concerned challenge right now is dued to lack of finance to implement my plans as I said previously".
