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?
The only thing I been thinking about is my children school business and my house that I want to build.
The children school fees business been worrying me because I don't have any person to help me with their school fees and my house because I am living in some one house in this town
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am happy that Givedirect is helping me and my children expecially my children school fees and the house business that hold my heart because I am in people house and I want to own my house in this town.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My children school fees for the school year and my house materials and food are the things I am going to spend the money on when I withdraw it.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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 wanted to build my own house
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
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 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 more than happy because the condition of living in this country is hard and for God to bless me with money through GD, I was happy
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference is that things were some how difficult before but now, I can to turn things around to help myself easily
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to continue with my building , paid my children school fees and I bought food to eat
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My first plans is to purchase enough food for my household. I want to buy food because we hardly eat on time. Imagine, after traveling long distant to reach our farm, we start working by 10 am till 4pm before finding food to eat so we hardly eat balance dietary food. My next plan is to pay my children school fees. Currently, I am a mother of 7 children all of whom are in school. I want to educate them so they will not go through what I am going through as an uneducated woman. I bought a plot of land in Monrovia since 3 years now but because of no cash, I have not obtained title for it, so I will use portion of my transfer to get all the legal documentation because in the absence of the documents, the plot of land is not mine.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When my daughter who was sick for more than 2 years recovered from the sickness just 2 months ago, I was very happy. I was happy for my daughter health because she will be able to live and continue her education. Secondly, when I put the zinc over my house, I was so happy because I know soon I will soon live in my own house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My main challenge now is finance to complete my house I am constructing here. I started the construction work last year but I have not complete it due to lack of finance. While, food business is a challenge as well, my dwelling place is important because I have children who I am expecting here to visit me at any time. Currently, I am stay here at my sister's house.
