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 buy three bundles of zinc before receiving my third cash transfer from Givedrectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly told me that they will send money in four installment and they are committed to the schedule given me. They are helping me improve my live, and my children are in school. I am very happy and want to thanks Givedrectly. I haven't notice anything that Givedrectly not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I cash out my money, I will buy the three bundles of zinc to renovate my roof.
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?
I really been planning to build a house, but I been finding it difficult to do that because I didn't have the hand of doing it.
Building a house has been a long plan in my life and fortunately the money came
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirect did extremely well by coming to this village to help with money that I not able to pay to them
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money was used to pay school fees, bought materials for the house and the balance money was used to improve my garden
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($271 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 excited because of the timing. I received the money the time my daughter needed her school fees. I'm happy to pay my daughter school fees in full installment
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Lost of change in my life, I was able to pay my daughter school fees in full installment and buy fertilizer for my farm
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on my daughter school fees and my little agriculture farm.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"Firstly, I currently have I and two of my four children plus my husband sleep in my room; the other two children plus my blind sister and her daughter sleep in the other room, the children are growing and the family is getting larger, so I plan to build additional house with whatever cash transfer I may receive. Secondly, I have been having series of challenges in paying my children school fees, so I will also love to send my children to school."
What is the happiest part of your day?
What had brought me joy is this, "my little daughter got very sick in my hand and left school, she was transferred to the sick-bush for about four months, she couldn't walk, neither talk, nor see, but I thank the Lord ever so much that my child came back from sick-bush, and was able to resume classes and did make a pass, and she's moving around, playing with her friends, but the only deficiency is that, she doesn't see too clearly, but God is faithful to carry her through."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The Recipient said, " the cost of living is very hard in the sense that, things prices are high these days, since my sister got sick and was sent to me to the point that she's ended up blind, her husband left her with me plus her daughter; this burden including my four children had caused serious challenge for I and my husband. This isn't only limited to feeding them but sending the children to school also has posted serious challenge on us."
