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
37500 LRD ($244 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?
Before I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, I build a house that was not completely finished but we have to move in it because I never had any good home for my family to stayed. Immediately I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly I started renovating my house. I firstly changed the roof from the old thatched roof to a zinc roof. However with my recent transfer I am planning to plaster the entire building and lay the floors. Thanks to GiveDirectly for making it possible for my family and I to have a better living place.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done so much remarkable thing for us the needy. They have brought so much relieved and joyed to us as family. We are very fortunate to be part of this program. Every sacrifices and efforts applied in seeing to it that our lives change for the better is so much commendable. Truly speaking I didn't not seen anything that was not successfully done by GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
After receiving my recent transfer with the quest to renovate my house to a decent level, I firstly started with the roof by removing the old thatched roof to a zinc roof. Now with my recent transfer I am planning to buy the require bags of cement to plaster the entire building and lay the floors. With the level of progress made so far with my project through GiveDirectly financial assistance I am very excited and grateful to be one of the beneficiaries of this unique program.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new goal is to reroof my house and and also plaster the entire building with my third transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind GiveDirectly is doing well because I never had money to reroof my house and plaster it also but now I am doing it now with the help of GiveDirectly. As for me I have not seeing anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and cement to reroof my house and use the cement to plaster my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I will spend most of my transfer on improving the roof of my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will spend most of my transfer on improving my house roof
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($235 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was home when i received this sms but i don't know how to read so i give the phone to my brother to read the message and he said to me it's transfer that GD sent you ; i was very happy to hear such new.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that ; i can now see changes in my life; first i use to fixed gaire (dry cassava) to sell to help I'm and my children and this cavassa process is very difficult; with this money i can do different things now.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm deciding to go in the big city in Bucchana to cash out my money after that i will purchase few begs of cements and pay my children school fees and use the balance on feeding.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My husband and I parted, so I have to sell coal and fufu to send my children to school. The house I have is a dupping house, and when it is build, it doesn't last longer. But because the hardship, I wss able to build this little house, with the cash transfer, I want to build a decent house that will last longer with my children and I. I will also use portion of this money for children school fees and invest some into my coal and fufu business, so that the business will expand and I will have more capital in the future."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"My greatest happiness is, I am counted among the living. God has bless my children and I. We have life and we are very healthy each day, this has made me happy."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"Presently I cam a single parent.I have go in the bush, cut stakes and burn it to sell coal so that I can support my children in school and provide food for them. Finacial support has been my greatest challenge."
