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?
My goal was to pay my son school fees, fix the roof and buy food so i didnt have no new goals before receiving this transfer. When i got the money i did just what i plannef before the money could come.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly do well in helping poor people to solve some of their important problems. I needed to build a bathroom so when i received the first transfer message i was too happy now ive started my bathroon project and bought ceilng tops for my roof.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I Spend the transfer on school fees, fix the ceiling and bought food for the family.
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?
I was very happy when I received this money. I couldn't believe that GiveDirectly will send me such amount of money. My son graduated from high school and I was wondering how to raise money to send him to college. Fortunately for me I received this money from GiveDirectly which I used for the intended purpose.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Renovating my house, toilet and paid my son school fees in college are great difference in my daily life since I have been sleeping soundly since I received this money. I wouldn't have done those things I did if GiveDirectly have not sent me this money.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The moment I received this money, I paid part of my son school fees in college with some of my money. I bought one bundle of metal sheet and some bathroom materials for the renovation of my house and inside toilet with my balance money.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
What I plan to do with the cash is to buy food for my house, and to start a business right at the front of my house. Being a very old person now, I am unable to move around. Having this cash will mean that all my challenges will be put to an end. This cash will also put an end to my worries.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought me happiness and joy in the last 6 months is when my daughter asked me to attend her wedding ceremony in Monrovia this gone September. I felt so proud of myself as a mother of a well-married daughter. This served me a feeling that I am a successful mother who has pruned her child to be a wife material.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenges I am currently facing are old age and limited cash for food and well-being. My current polygamous spouse and I got connected due to the Islamic laws. I was first married to my current spouse oldest brother who died long ago, per Islamic religious law, my current spouse claim me as another spouse of his with not assuming any responsibility for my existence. My current age has brought so much limitation to my movement. All of these challenges make me feel so neglected and looney as I am always missing my deceased spouse.
