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?
Not really i already had plans to complete my house with the transfer buy clothes for my children and pay workmanship . The money has helped me.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly help me to improve my life by empowering me from one level to another level. Now i will have my own house which i couldnt do on my one. Thank God for GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought clothes, cenent and pay workmanship to the masonery for plastering the house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Before Give Directly could come in with the transfer, my family and I had been sleeping in the kitchen room because we don't have a house on our own. Upon receiving my transfer, my brother and I were able to complete our house project so that our wives and children will have a good sleeping place.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is doing well to improve our living conditions.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought a floormat, zinc, mattress and I paid my children tuition.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
In this town, we have been so eager to know if what GD was saying was true, so we always tried our possible best to check our phones timely at the coverage area. At a particular day, I took my phone to the network coverage site and we all saw that the message was true.. We were all excited and jumping for joy
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest daily difference in my life is, now I'm living a comfortable life, I sleep comfortably because my house is now completed and I have the space to be with my family. Another big difference is, I am able to paid for the things that I need for my daily life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Cement, ceiling tiles, plank, paint, workmanship, floor mat
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
In my community, there is no shop here and getting to Monrovia to buy provisions and other things is a challenge for me. I don't know the amount that I will be receiving but when it is enough, I will start a business. If it is not enough, I will burn charcoal and sell. The money that I will receive from the sale will be added in what I will get from GiveDirectly to start a business.
I am of the belief that when I open a shop here, my life will be improved because everyone will be buying from me. This will also make my financial situation to improve and I can use the profit to do other things
What is the happiest part of your day?
Nothing has really made me happy recently except when an NGO came to our town and took down our names for an assistance. For the fact that I just heard about receiving financial assistance, I was happy. Though, from that time til now, we have not heard anything from them but at that time, I felt very happy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
When I was in school, my eyes used to hurt and I have a drop from school. Because of that situation, I started to born children. My wife helps me to do many things like cutting contracts and raise money for the home because sometimes, I will be at home and go nowhere because of my eye problems. As a result, getting food for my children and I is a problem for me.
Sometimes when my eyes are not hurting, I can find hustle and find food for my family but when it starts to hurt, my wife does menial jobs to get money and feed us.
