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?
Since I started receiving the cash transfer, my new goal is to build a house with zinc roof to call my own. Thanks to Give Directly for assisting me fulfill my dream.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly give us unconditional cash to assist us change our lives. I see nothing wrong that GD has done in my county.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the recent cash transfer, I bought sticks for my house project. I also bought food, and then saved the balance cash.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
At the moment i don't have any new goals,Since I'm still working on building a house for my family to live in. After receiving my first transferred I purchased two bundles of roofing sheets and a cartoon of nails. I'm looking forward to completing this project,so i can have a better shelter, Because for too long i have been sleeping in thatch house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Give Directly is doing well in helping the poor people through direct Cash transfer approach and Give Directly should continue to help the poor.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my second transferred to purchased Roofing sheets and cartoons of nails, since I'm building my house and i will need to covered the roof with Zinc.
Also,I bought a radio and a bag of 25kg rice for my family.
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 felt very happy because I don't have a house on mine own. The first house I was in during the GD registration was for someone and it broke down on me while asleep. Fortunately for me, another person give me a place to sleep until I can build my own house. Thanks to Give Directly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference the cash has made in my life since I received it is, starting to buy materials for my house project. I'm a farmer, but the farm does not produce enough for me to sell to get cash for house building, fortunately for me Give Directly came with this great assistance, and am going to be a house owner. Thanks to Give Directly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought two bundles of zinc for my house project, and a bag of rice.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive my transfer, I will use my money to build a better New house.
Present, the house I am living in is my own house but it is very old, breaking down and it has leakages all over.
During the rainy seasons, I can be forced to change bed position or sometimes, I have to migrate to some neighbor's house to stay.
So I really want to build a house inorder to stop the embarrassment during the rainy season.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Getting my daily bread is my main concern, so when I get food to eat for the day or when I get a daily hire Job to do and I am able to get my daily bread make me happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My main challenge is lack of money and food.
I am really finding it difficult to get money and food for myself. Some of the reasons that is making me to suffer for food is, I don't have any brother or sister to help me and when I don't have money, sometimes, I go whole day without eating and I am not strong enough Anymore to do a daily hired Job but I am forced to do so because I need to eat.
The next challenge is, I don't have a better place to stay. The main contributing factor to me not having a better place because, I am sick and I am not strong to go in the bush to cut sticks and renovate my house or build a new house.
