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'm in senior high school, studying hard and hoping to complete high school in a few years to enable me to further my education to university level in the city capital as an incoming doctor some day.I do believe will be one of the best doctors from my county of origin.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly help brought smiles to the faces of my family.Their work inspired me a lot in achieving my goal as a future doctor.I appreciate all of their effort and hope they reach everywhere in Liberia.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm 22 years of age.I live with my parents.The school in my town doesn't have a seniors' high school.I'm attending in fishtown because of the distance,I do come during the weekend.My parents have been my source of motivation since I was a child.Farming has been our source of income.In all the difficulty my parents are facing with sending us through school, I intend to use my transfer to complete my tuition to ease my parents' burdens.I also use part of the money to complete the bike payment I bought with the first and second transfers Givedirectly gave me.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I'm successful to receive the Givedirectly cash transfer I intend to buy my own bike to start transport business to get money and go back to school. I have dropped out from school for the past three years due to lack of money. Though I do bike transport business for someone else but the money i earned is not money to pay my tuition fees.I want to go back to school to achieve higher education to be a help to the society and my family but there's no money. I will really appreciate any help from Give Directly to improve my livelihood.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last 6months what has brought me joy was in the month of January 2022 when I went on traffic and I was able to get enough money.I was happy and starting thanking God for what he did for me because i didn't have enough clothes to wear, so getting extra money to buy clothes for myself apart from my bossman report money makes me feel happy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge I'm facing currently is lack of money to buy my own bike to do transport business inorder to able to pay my tuition fees .Though I do bike transport business for someone else but what I earned is not enough to purchase my own bike.I have been doing this bike transport business for the past one year, and I'm not able to purchase my own bike to do transport business for myself to be able to pay my tuition fees , so I feel shameless.
