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 planned to renovate her house and start a very big business before receiving my third cash transfer from Givedrectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Through the cash transfers receive from Givedrectly, I am now planning to start my own business and will no longer take goods from people to sell just to get my daily bread. I am so happy and want to extend thanks and appreciation to Givedrectly for taking me out of poverty. There is nothing that Givedrectly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I haven't cash out my transfer yet due to busy schedule but I will definitely renovate my house and start business upon cashing out my money.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($296 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?
Presently, I have planned to buy my family a land around Monrovia to buy from my money from Give Directly.
Right now, I brother has settle a land for me around Monrovia.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I don't have anything to tell bad about Give Directly work in my community.
They are doing well and perfectly with no bribe and they give attention to their Receipent they give help to
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Presently, I used greater portion of my second cash transfer to engage land issue with the help of my brother around Monrovia
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($274 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 very happy the moment I received the money. I didn't have to do anything to get the money but give directly just help me with that amount of money so am grateful for that.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I sold fish for people to earn a living for me and my family but give directly has changed my story around. Since I received my first transfer, I started my own business and everything going well with me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm doing business with some of the money and paid my children school fees with the rest.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" When I get the money, will make business, I will be able to pay my children school fees continuously when I am making business. When God gives me the opportunity, I will go to trade school, I want to learn how to sow clothes. If I can sow well, my children and I can survive by that trade because not all the time I will depend on aid from people."
What is the happiest part of your day?
" The only thing that have made me happy is all my children promoted in their schools. I was happy because my money I spend didn't go vein. Another thing that making me happy is someone (another man) is in my life to help me since my husband died.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" The major challenge is food (rice) business, We can make rice farm but because the soil here is not rich for rice production, our harvest is low. So we depend on imported rice from monrovia. In order to buy the rice, we have to make cassava farm or burn fire coal to sell and use the earnings to buy the rice. Another challenge is my children school fees business and school materials, I have five children, since their father passed away, I am the only one taking care of them. Where we used to buy fish on the beach, those buyers from Monrovia have made it difficult because they can buy the fish at higher prices, because of that, our customers preferred selling their fish to buyers from Monrovia and this situation is making us go out of business."
