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, my same planned still stands, that is, i want to renovate my house including the shop that's attached it. To also pay my granddaughters school fees which was part of my previous planned.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done pretty well for my family and I. I have not seen anything bad that she has done. GiveDirectly continue to be good to us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my granddaughters school fees and I'm saving the balance money for the renovation of my house and shop.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
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?
I previously planned to complete my unfinished house, but now I have decided to complete the shop portion that is attached to the house first and start my business.Then, I will continue to fix the main house later while doing the business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Everything that GiveDirectly has done for my community, family and I are all good. As you can see me, I spent three years on building this house. But with the help GiveDirectly, I will soon complete it.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Although I have not cash out my money yet, but I'm planning to use part of it to complete the shop and buy goods with the balance money for sale.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 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 that I danced because I have an unfinished house project which is at a point of standstill due to the lack of money. Since my husband left me during the civil war, I have struggled to sustain my children and I.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I made pepper and bitter ball garden to sustain my family. Once my shop is completed, I will stop the gardening as I sometimes injure myself in the process.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
So with this money, I will complete my house house and attach a provision shop to it. I will use the income to help sustain my family.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I receive this money from Givedirectly I will use some to start a business and use the balance to complete my house which will makes me happy.
I make pepper garden for the past two years to sustained my family and the money I earned from the pepper garden in 2019 and 2020 I used some to build my house and use the balance on food. I didn't complete the house because the money was not sufficient to buy enough materials that could finish the house. I attached a shop on my house which I plan to open a shop where I will sit and just do business because I want to leave the garden work. I have developed serious back pain from the garden work.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what has brought me joy and happiness is when my daughter husband called me in April 2021 to tell me that my daughter when through surgery but she and the baby survive safely which brought so much happiness to me because my daughter is the only person who can help me at times and more besides I can't bear to lose her.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardships I'm facing now is lack of money.
I want to start a business and complete my house which will bring me so much joy but I don't have money.
Although I make pepper garden to sustain my family but the money I earned from the garden I make in 2019 and 2021 is what I use to build my house because, the house I was living in got damaged from a heavy down pull of rain. and I was not feeling fine sleeping from place to place so I decided to build a house for my children and I.
I couldn't make garden this year because there was no money. I attached a shop to the house I build which I plan to start a business but there's no money.
