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.
Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have plans to build my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on building materials
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($283 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
attach_money
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have a new goal which is to build house for myself. I have been living in people house for a very long time but the transfer am receiving from Givedirectly is making me an independent person now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Am saving my money to build a house for myself.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
attach_money
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money I felt very fine and happy. I have been burning charcoal and making farm just to earned a living and Educate my kids, but Give directly has made my life easy since I started receiving transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving payments is that my life has improved greatly. Before receiving the transfer I did hard labor jobs just to earned living and my earnings was small for my family and I.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on improving my house and educating my kids.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive the cash , I will build my own house and use some to send my children to school. I have anticipated to send my children to good school and as well build my own house, but I have not been able to raise money for that. Like I mentioned, I produced coal to sell and send my children to school. But the school they are attending now is a community school and they have completed the highest class there. So for them to attend another school, it is expensive. As such, I need money for that.
So if I receive the cash, it will be a huge opportunity for me.
In addition to the usages of the money, I will build my own house right in town here as said earlier. I have not had money for that because the coal don't give me much money to buy food and keep some for the house project.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy the fact that I am alive. There are too many deaths going on around the community now. So for me to be among the living, yes I am happy for that. Although there are difficulties we experienced as human on a daily basis, but life is better of all. Once there is life, life will get better some days.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenge here is money and food. But for me, the main one is the shortage of food. Because if I have money, I will buy food. Tthe coal I produce to sell and have money, the price has dropped. Besides that, the coal work is very hard. Due to that, I am not able to produce more of that for sale.
