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 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My plan is to renovate my house that I am currently living in and make it to a new house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am more than satisfied with the support that I did receive from Givedirect,.
The reason is since I got to know myself and I got married, this is the first time for me to see organization coming in the town to help people free
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought house materials and I paid people to dig Sand for the plastering of the house
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?
I been living in Madinah over twenty one years plus, I born all my children in this village.my house was built by my late parents a very long time ago. I decided to use my Give Directly transfer to build a decent House next to my family house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing you
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($284 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 buy two bundles of zinc,two bags of cement and three bags of rice.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly promise to transfer money to my mobile money account on a monthly basis for four months and they are committed to sending the money on time and schedule. I haven't notice anything that Givedrectly has not done well in this village. Thanks to Givedrectly and those that have contributed in helping the needed.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon cashing out my money, I bought two bundles of zinc,two bags of cement and three bags of rice.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My name is Musu Coleman ID-1679243 from Madinah Town, Dowein District Bomi County Liberia.
I feel so so happy because many years I have been doing farming work and producing charcoal to survive.
Many days and years I had to sell FUFU to generate money to pay my children school fees.
Unlike this year I am more relax than ever before.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am more relax than ever before. My kid are in school with no worries on school fees payment issue.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Paid my children school fees, preparing to improve my house and buy food.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Since the death of my husband, I am the only one catering to my children's needs. The house we built is not in a good condition. If I receive this cash transfer I will use some portion to pay for my children's tuition and buy food for us. I will also repair the roof of my house to save us from having sleepless nights during the rainy season.
What is the happiest part of your day?
After selling some products from my cassava farm, I was able to generate some money on my own to pay my children's tuition for the past school year, without taking loans that I will have to payback with high interest rate.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Right now, the little cassava I have can not feed my children and I at times we eat less food inorder to save some of my farm products for selling purpose.
