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 been having plans before receiving this money
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on building materials
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
I want to make a peanut farm because I know that it will help me raise more money for my family even when GiveDirectly program is over in this town, I will still have a good source of income. I also want to make a rice farm too, it will also help me alot,these are my plans for now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, I love GiveDirectly because they are helping us unconditionally. They also have good manner of approach when speaking to me. I haven't seen anything wrong about GiveDirectly yet, everything is okay to me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my second transfer to buy furnitures for my house, I also used some of it to buy food for my family, I have some money saving for my new house project.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
I plan to improve my house with a new roof, pay my children school fees and change my room condition by paying floor mat.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did well by sending me this money to solve some of my problems. In the past months, I was in this village thinking how my children will go to school because, there was no money. It came a time where there was nothing to survive on. But through give directly help, my life has improved. My children are now in school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc to improve my house with a new roof, paid my children school fees and bought floor mat to change my room condition.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($269 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt happy because, I was not living in good condition. But after receiving this money, I have improved my life. I am so happy and I can't stop telling God thank you.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
In the past years, l was not able to improve my living condition. But now, I am sleeping in a comfortable place and even eating on time. I will continue to maintain and improve my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought matress, floor mat and zinc to improve my living place.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" We are building our own house behind there, So we have planned to complete it with any money that we get. This money will go behind our house project. We will buy zinc and and put it over our house. After my house, I will buy fish and sell it in the communities around here. From the fish business, we will be able to sustain ourselves and sent this boy to school."
What is the happiest part of your day?
" I am very happy because I am finishing my house. When I sit down, I feel very happy, this whole week I have been over Joyce because of that house business. Besides, nothing else make me happy."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" We are surfing from plenty things, we don't have our own sleeping place, we don't have mattress to sleep on, food to eat daily is a problem and even clothes to wear we don't have."
