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?
No new goals yet, I'm focused on building my house and planting my cocoa farm.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did well by giving me cash to start my house construction, and increasement in quantity of cocoa seeds for my farmland. I didn't expect this, and everything happen so fast. I and my family are grateful for the help rendered us.
So far, they've meet expectations. No fault or wrong doings since I started receiving transfers.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I purchased three bundle of zinc and it was added to the two bundle I had in stock and the total is five bundle, five packs of zinc nails, five packs of steel nails. And I also paid my three children fees, I bought 25kg rice, fertilizer and medicine for my cocoa farm.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The recipient doesn't have any new goals.
This recipient is still in process of achieving their first goals.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing good by reaching out to the poor people through their directly cash transfer process that's helping us to improved your lives in this village. GiveDirectly is not doing anything wrong to us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will used this second transfer to saw planks that will enable me to continue my house project, and also pay people to brush my cocoa farm with the balance money.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was cooking my breakfast to go on the my phone ranked, when through the message I saw that huge amount, I so excited as poor am for GiveDirectly to recognized me among thousands of people.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life has changed , myself used to brush under my cocoa but I hide contractors to brush under ny cocoa, my rice farm I pay contractors so am release of stress because i very challenging for me when my husband but with the help of GiveDirectly my life is good.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought three buddles of zinc, paid my children school fees and contractors to brush under my cocoa/ maintenance.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
What I plan to do with my cash transfer is, to build another house within this town that will be far decent then this thatched-roof house, the reason is that, this house that we're currently in is very old, it leaks so much, whenever we are approaching rainy season my heart worries a lot; this had been my deceased husband and I plan, but there had been no cash to start up.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What had brought me happiness in the last six months is that, my cocoa farm came up good this year, and we have started harvesting it already, this had been the only thing that brought joy to my heart within the six months period.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Those challenges I'm currently faced with are, firstly, the lack of man power to maintain my farms, my husband just died last month (October), up to now I'm still in blacks, mourning the death of my husband, as tradition demands, I can't go out until five weeks expire, which has thrown me behind in my farming operations. Secondly, raising cash to sustain my home, and kickup my building project is of serious challenge; things were difficult for us when he was alive, it had turned worse due to his death, only God I'm hoping on now as we speak.
