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?
I don't have no new plan my previous plan is to start my business and it still stand.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly doing extremely well through the help of Give directly i have been empowered to start my own business.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought motorcycle with my money to start my business to put it in traffic.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I received the cash transfer,I will paid the money I'm owning for the stolen bike that I was doing work and pay for, because the bike is not mine.
I will also used some of the money to go back to school. I was going to school,but due to the lack of funds, I dropped out from school, and I will used the balance money to buy new motorbike for business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Hearing about Give Directly program in my community brought great happiness to me, in the sense that, if I'm qualified for this program, I will paid for the missing motorbike that was stolen from me few weeks ago.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My current challenges I'm face with is that, I was riding motorcycles for a business man in Monrovia,work and pay, I brought the motorbike to my village, few weeks ago, some unknown person stole the bike from me, I'm right now worry, because I need to paid the man money back before the end of the year.
