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 do not have any new plan, I still maintain my plan I had before the arrival of the cash.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is really doing well by helping people with cash to improve themselves, and I have not seen anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not spent my most recent transfer on anything, I have the cash kept.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($274 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so happy I couldn't believe my eyes.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I have tried to save money to take my husband for surgery, but I couldn't reached the amount the hospital requested. It had always been my prayer to get money and take my husband to the hospital. I'm happy that finally with the money that I have received from Givedirectly, my husband is going to receive treatment and be free from what was disturbing him.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought my children Christmas clothes and kept some of the money to take my husband to the hospital for surgery.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" After completion of high school, I have been volunteering in the government school as a part time teacher in Saywonken town and I am yet to receive salary and employment. If eligible I will eventually engage into business, because it has been my dream to become a successful business woman. "
What is the happiest part of your day?
" One of the greatest moment in my life that brought so much happiness was when I completed high school successful in my family and getting a part time teaching job impacting knowledge to my own people in my village. "
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" For me I'm really experiencing some challenges. We hardly engage into farming because of the part time teaching job I am engage into,so getting food for my house hold had been difficult .The teachers are the one who give me little amount of their salary when they receive theirs. "
