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 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am Mustapha Sirlef from Jawai town, Bomi county Liberia. Since I started receiving cash transfer from Givedirectly, I decided to build my own house, continue payment of my Kids school fees, buy room, furnitures, clothes and start business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly help in taking me from one level to another by selecting me as beneficiary for the cash transfer. I am so glad and want to thanks those that contributed in helping me because it is due to the cash I received from Give
directly that I was able to purchase all that I today.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon cashing out my money, I bought Mattress, clothes, food ,did payment of my Kids school fees and bought two bundles of zinc.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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 planned to build a new house under this program from Givedirect for remembering
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirect promised us money and we are getting the money on time.
I do appreciate them for a great blessing to we the poor family
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Building materials and labor for the house under construction
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($298 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?
Yes, I have new goal which is building a house for my family and myself.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing everything well because our lives getting better. Our struggles have reduced since we started receiving transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am saving my money until I can get the rest to build a house for my family and myself.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($271 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When this money came in my phone, I was very happy and thankful to God for his blessings
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before I was doing hard labour work in the village
to survive on every day, but now, the labour work have reduced because I am a little relaxing myself to the village work.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to pay my children school fees and use the balance money to start building my house
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" Because we don't have house, we plan to build house with our money. Besides, I want to start selling dry goods to enable me get much money so I can be able to keep my children in school."
What is the happiest part of your day?
" No! Is very hard and I have not come across a day in the last 6 months when I can remember been happy. Everyday we have to do hard work in order to sustain ourselves. We hope in the future, when you come back to ask similar question things will improve and we will tell you the story."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" Currently we are suffering for food business, I only way we can get food to eat is when we put cassava in water to make fufu out of it. We also don't have wearing, because we don't have money to buy clothes."
