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?
My plans were to renovate my house and open my shop, i really didnt have new goals.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly do well by helping us with money to empower us or do good things for ourselves. I will soon start my business when my shop is completed. GiveDirectly is the best.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 6 bags of cement, white wash, paint and also tiles for the floor.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($289 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
No, i dont have any new goals, I previously planned to used the money to renovate my house and open my shop i need to renovate my roof when i received the transfer by buying zinc and other materials.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly did not lie to us by telling us they will give money to take care of our problems. GiveDirectly has put smiles on our faces I will like to thank the organization for the money that was given.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend most of my transfer buying cement, ceiling top to fix inside the room.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was up the hill the morning looking for.nerwork near the church when i checked in my phone and saw the message. I really wanted to fix my house and send my daughter to school but as God would have it i received my money and was able to do both things that i wanted to do.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference in my life is that every morning i
Wake up seen myself growing .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend the money buying celing top, tiles for.my house and two bags of cemen. I also pay my daughter school fees .
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
What I plan to do when I receive the cash transfer, is to complete our house and start a business with the balance since I've always dreamed of having a shop. Infact that is why my husband attached a shop to the house we currently living in and yet to complete
Receiving cash transfer from Givedirectly will make me very happy because my husband is without reliable source of income to enable us complete our house and Cater for our basic necessities and on the other hand, the small business I'm doing can not help to complete the house and also take care of all our basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brought me happiness or joy is when my little sister called me last week to inform me of her graduation. I was very happy because she's the only biological sister of mine.
She have brought me joy because all the struggles my husband and I go through sometime to learnt her helping hands was not in vain.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge I am face with is lack of money. My husband is lack of reliable source of income to meet up with our basic necessities of life such as decent shelter, food and now our daughter education. I am struggling to do small business just to keep the family up while hoping for my husband to find a reliable source of income to actualize my dream of completing the house and start a business in the shop that is attached to the house when completed
