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?
Firstly, I just want to say thank you to givedirectly for their support to was my family and me. I am so happy that I was enrolled on this program. Givedirectly has changed my life for the better. Upon receiving my money I was able to pay my children school fees. Because my children where all out of school due to low income. And the house I am living in with my family has leakage all over the roof. When the rain fall my house can be full with water, due to that I am building my new house. I am so grateful to givedirectly this opportunity he has given me.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion givedirectly did very well in my life and that of my village. Givedirectly has changed my entire living conditions. Givedirectly was able to enrolled almost the entire village. There are so many New houses with in my village that I am proud of today. Givedirectly has so much for us that we can't say it all.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to paid my school fees. I bought two mattresses for my children, I also bought two bundles of zinc to build my two room apartment. I was able to paid workmanship for the project.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
No,I do not have a new goal. My long time goal was to build to a new house in Monrovia for my children to be living in it attending school. I had the plan but there was no money in achieving my goal. I am a farmer and been sustaining me and my family through farming. Things have been so difficult in my life. Even to pay my children school used to be very challenging due to lack of income. However, with this wonderful opportunity provided me by GiveDirectly,I am going to build my house and sustain my children and myself. My children will also go to school in order to acquire quality education so that they won't be like me in the future.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion,GiveDirectly came and assisted us with unconditional cash to improve our lives. There was so much hard time on us. I am so pleased to have benefited from this unique program that has changed my life for good.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Building my house and sending my children school has been my major concerns. Therefore, when I received my recent transfer from GiveDirectly, I used it to purchase two bundles of zinc that cost ($ 22,000 LD) to be added to the previous ones that I bought from my previous transfers. I also used portion of my transfer to pay my children balance school.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If l receive the money, I want to send my children to school. I am struggling to send them to school. To get money to sustain my family is a serious challenge. I want to build my house in Monrovia to enable my children have place in the city. I will also like to make business to sustain my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I having been happy, because I do not have money to send my children to school, And l want my business to be big. But by the help of God if l received givedirectly money to pay my children school fees and build my house l will be happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I want to send my children to school and build my house in Monrovia and also make my business big. Money have becomes a great challenge for me because l do not have no source of income
