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 half lot of land in Samukai town caldwell community, and send my son for vocational training before receiving money from Givedrectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly has improve my live. I been planning to buy half lot of land for the past three years but couldn't purchase the land due to lot of responsibility. Through the cash transfer receive from Givedrectly, I will soon have a half lot of land. I am grateful and want to extend thanks and appreciation to Givedrectly. There is nothing to Givedrectly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I cash out my money, I will pay partpayment of the money I am to pay for the half lot of land and send my son for vocational training.
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 want to buy land and build my own house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Paying my children school fees, staring my own business and trying to get my land and build my house is a great thing that give directly people have done for me. At the time, I could not afford any money to do all those things by myself. Give directly help me a lot to improve my life. This is the good things that give directly people did for me. Notting bad observed.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my money to start my own business, send my children to school and I also want to buy my land to build my house.
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?
The news of the money alone make me feel good in myself and I I got it, I was excited
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I been living on garden and cassava farm over the years where I earned little bit of money for survival.
But the money have increased my garden and the cassava farm where I am expecting to earn something better than before
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent the money on my children school fees, bought uniform and I built my kitchen
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" I planned to send my children back to school because the big one you see is not even in school. I also want to add my market up, that way I can sustain myself and my children from the profit I will generate from the business. My brother and I joined hands together to build this house, so building my own place is one of my plans provided the money is sufficient to do all I mentioned above. I want to send my children to school so they can be educated because I didn't have the opportunity to go to school. When they are educated, I will benefit from them in the future, that's why you see me here in the bush looking for money just because of them. I am a widow of six children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
" Now, no happiness at all, because my husband just died since four months ago. If I will be happy, then the time is yet to come.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" I am surfing for sleeping place because this house is a joint venture house So I want to build my own place. I need money so I can sent my children to school and build my house I am a widow with six children. I am really suffering with sending my children to school.
