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?
Yes indeed I have a new goal in which after I received my second transfer my husband and I was able to come up to a unique plan to purchase a second-hand motor bike that will help sustain our family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly do well for my family and I because with the cash we got is helping us a lot and I don't see what they did not do well in.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My recent transfer in which I received was solely spend on a second-hand motor bike.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($231 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was early in the morning while I was still sleeping and heard my phone vibrating only to check it and I saw a message from Give Directly that I have received my first transfer. At that moment I was very happy and glad that I'm now coming to get a place of my own and support my child in school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life right now is that I have the ability to transform my child and I life so everyday I feel happy and praise God.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
This first transfer will be used to purchase my zinc and the remaining money to pay my child tuition.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"Right now, the house I'm staying in is not guaranteed because the palpus has a certain length of time to stay for it to be rebuilt or renovated.
So, I'll build a mud-brick house and have a plastered, roof with zinc and also painted for it to look decent for myself and my family.
After I shall enrolled my son to school for the following semester, I'll purchase a cow to raise with the rest of thr money left of thr cash transfer."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"I'm very happy for Givedirectly's arrival today!
This phone I'm being issued today is my very first phone.
Besides that, the news of the cash grant is going to keep me happy for a long period of time!
I'm excited that with the cash transfer I'm expecting I'll be constructing my new and advance house soon.
I'll be relocating from a mat-thatched jouse to a zinc house."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"Money is a challenge at home
My spouse is riding bike for someone on a daily hire contract because the owner also runs traffic.
So, on days when he's unwell or tired, is when he calls him to run for those days.
The arrangement between them is that he runs trafffic and reports LRD$2,000 and whatever extra he gets goes to himself as his compensation.
On days when the traffic is good, he brings home $2,000 and when the traffic is not good on most days, he brings as little as LRD $500 because he's responsible for servicing the motorbike and buying gas.
When I'm home, I farm with my mother-in-law on her farm but there are more difficult times wherein we don't harvest enough because the ground hugs can eat the rice and other crops.
The work is challenging for both she, myself and my sister enough because we are all women.
When we return home, we can be extremely exhausted from the day's activities.
The fatigue sometimes lead to body aches that lasts for days that results into us taking a few days off to rest and resume work because we have to continue in order to provide for our various homes."
