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?
After receiving the cash transfer my new goals are improving my house by plastering it, and then plant Coco.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In mine opinion Give Directly does everything well. They give us unconditional cash to transform our lives. I have not seen neither heard anything bad that they have done.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my recent cash transfer, I bought solar panel and battery. I also bought four bags of cement.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($262 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was calling my big sister when I received a message alert from MTN mobile money. I immediately cancelled the call. when I went to checked, I saw a mobile money transfer from Givedirectly. I became to laugh and ran to my sister and passed on the good news. I was so happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before geting my tranfer, it was difficult for me to handle money. There is no job here in my vallage at the moment expect farming. Since Givedirectly came in to help, life is gradually getting better. Now I am able to hire people to brush my farm and I am my living standard is improving.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
After cashing my money, I bought few bags of cements to start plastering my house.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive the cash transfer, I will use it to brush my cocoa farm and also send my son to school. I have a cocoa farm here and to brush in it is not a small work . And now I have no means of rasing money to hire people to brush it. So if I am successful to receive the transfer, that will be a huge step for me.
I will also use some to send my son to school as mentioned earlier. He is in Monrovia with the mother parents and I have not always have enough to help him. So if I receive the cash, I will help with his school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Yes, I am very happy the fact that you are here with this great news.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenge here is how to raise money to send my son to school and also brush in my cocoa farm.
Another challenge for me here is how to raise money to support my son that is living in Monrovia with the mother parents.
