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 new goal for my recent transfer is for me to buy Zinc and Nails to improve my house by removing the thatch and replacing it with Zinc and used the balance to pay my children school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind GiveDirectly is doing well for me because they are helping me with money to improve my house by removing the thatch and replacing it with Zinc and I am also paying my children school fees. I have not seeing anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well with yet.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my recent transfer to buy Zinc, Nails and pay my children school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
RE: It was an early morning i was brushing from bed when I heard a neighbor of mine shouting with happiness that the givedirectly money have started coming.
So i quickly rush for my phone and asked him(my neighbor) to check if mine has also come.
When he checked my phone, he told me my money was on my phone, right away i ran inside to inform my husband with laughter and happiness.
When i told him(my husband) the good news he huge out of joy and he told me to go and cashout the money right away.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
RE: The biggest difference in my live at the moment is the relaxation i feel everytime i think about givedirectly program.
I feel like i don't have to worry because i have something that am depending on at the moment which givedirectly cash transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing zinc.
We had long wanted to change our house roof from thatch to zinc but we could not afford.
With our transfer that was the very first thing that cross my husband mind, for us to have a decent sleeping place.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am qualify for this program and I received money from Givedirectly I am going zinc my house, buy mattress and furnish my room.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What really makes me happy was my plantain farm, I make a very big plantain farm and it is from that I can sell to buy food for my family and I because the animals ate all our rice so far that's what makes me happy over the past six months, but one greatest happiness I have today is my participation in Givedirectly program.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My current challenge right now is money problem, I do not have money to buy food and this gone year the animals ate all the rice on my farm so that's my main challenge for now.
