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?
The goals remain the same, I want to have a house of my own.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly cash transfer has helped us alot especially we the under privileged people. No source of incomes, No financial support coming from anywhere not even family, but when Givedirectly appeared into our lives, things has gotten into shaped. I can't thank them enough for everything they've done and still doing for me.
Nothing wrong has Givedirectly done so far.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I've saved money from the second and third transfers to procure a land in Monrovia to build a house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The recipient is still in the process of achieving their first goals, there's no new goals for now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing a great job by giving us this money that's helping to change our lives this village. Givedirectly isn't doing anything wrong to us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will used this second transfer to buy one lack of land.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($234 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was going to the market to sell when I heard people talking that the transfer was sent, I immediate checked my account and saw my money I was so very happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Things isn't hard like before, at least I'm not worry about school fees as compared to the past.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my kids school fees
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am a single mother who is still renting. The cost for one month's rent here is 1000LD is a little over 7 USD, if I rent for one year, I will be paying 12,000LD which is 80 USD per year, I have been living in a rental house for 5 years now, that means, I have spent 400USD for rent up today. That amount can build me a house but I don't have a sustainable source of income, I usually go to the bush to buy dry meat and other things to sell. I am very tired of this renting business, so I will use my transfer to buy a plot of land to build myself a 3 bedroom apartment and that will bring joy to my life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The only thing I can remember that brought me you or happiness was my birthday celebration on the 13th of December 2021. I was excited when friends and family members placed numerous calls and text me birthday wishes. One of my brothers from my father who has not called me for a very long time called me that day, so I am very happy because we got reconnected during my birthday.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have 2 children who are living with my mother in fish town. I am the only person responsible for their education and feeling. My mother is a sustained farmer and she also depends on me for basic needs, she bored 7 children and I am the only person out of high school, the rest are still in school, that means I have lots to do, so my main challenge is financing to sustain my family and me.
