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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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
I plan to pay my children school fees, I plan to pay my children house rent , I plan to buy mattress, clothes and food.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In the past months, I was suggling to pay my children school fees and WAEC fees. It was through this transfer, that I was able to paid my children school fees, WAEC fees, buying some clothes and food for the house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have paid my children school fees, I have paid my children house rent, I have bought a very big mattress, I bought food and clothes.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($287 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 have new goals that I didn't have before receiving the transfer. My goal is to build a house for my family and I, also try to get my kids back in school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on buying building materials to start my house project.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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 am Jomah Kiadee, ID-1667776 from Kpah town, Dowein District Bomi County, Liberia.
From the day I started receiving my cash transfer from Give Directly, I have planned built another house and send my children to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I haven't seeing and bad way of working from Give Directly. They are doing very good, their work is different and had no government had inside.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my second cash transfer to pay my children school fees in Monrovia, paid their rent and bought them food as well.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfer I was excited and grateful.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I can buy food and sleep on a comfortable mattress, I think it's a great change for me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on my children's school fees.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I want to use the money to improve my house condition, and also send my children to school. I also want to invest in business that will keep me up in sustaining my home.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brought me joy in the last six months is the fact that nobody in my family had experienced bad thing like death, or accident; others have these bad experiences, but for my family, we thank God that such things haven't come our way.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I'm currently facing shelter challenge, in the sense, when ever it rains my heart always in worry for my mud house, because when the rain flashes on the house it causes it to bust and fall, another challenge is my children's school business, I have to sell fufu to send them to school, most times they are sent home because of school fees. At times they can spend whole semester sitting home because of the lack of support.
