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'm grateful to GiveDirectly for the support because they came to my aid at the right time. I lost my husband and father late last year and since then, life has been very different with me. I had no one to help me financially but with the help of GiveDirectly, I was able to start a business, complete my yearly club and I'm planning to build a house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing great to give the hopeless hope for the future by empowering them with the transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm saving my transfer to build my house.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The recipient said that she will be able to send her children to school, they were going to school at first,but since her husband died, she doesn't have enough money to send them to school again. She will also reconditioned her house if she received the money, and to also do business to substained her family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
She gives thanks to God first, but after her husband died, she had no money to take care of them, her older sister came and told her that she was caring them to Monrovia, that alone made her happen so much.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The recipient doesn't have nobody to help her, her husband died last year Nov 26, so because of that, she doesn't have enough money to takecare of her children. Her little brother also helping her to burn small coal too, to substain her family.
