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 don't have any new goals, because I already had a goal before receiving the transfer, so I decided to continue with my old goal, which is to buy three bundle of zinc so I can renovate my house. Because it's in a very bad condition.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly can help with free money, for them to be able to build house, send their children to school and do business. GiveDirectly don't take food nor water or anything from people.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
What I am planning to do with my money, is to buy three bundle of zinc, so I can I can renovate my house, for my family and I to have a better living place, Because my house is in a very bad condition.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
My father built a house when we were much younger and he had been managing to renovate it in a more decent way until he died February 10 2018. It was my father's wish to see us living in his dream house even though he never had the money to build it but he managed to leafe us in a mud and stick house roof with zinc. During our childhood days, a heavy storm lifted the roof of our house and since then it had been our greatest challenge during the raining season.
With this cash transfer from Give Directly I'm going to make sure to renovate the house my father left with us. I'm also going to use potion of the money in taking good care of my mother who is at the age of (82years) use the remaining money for a business. For I known the profits from the business I will be enough to send my children to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My parents have one lot of land farming and we usually use the land for rice farming. During February , March and April as we consider as the hunger period we sell the farm rice to generate money for our out keeps. In the last six months I was successful to raise ten thousand eight hundred Liberian dollars from the farm rice.
From the money I got I was able to send for goods from Ivory coast where I'm currently selling.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our greatest fear is during the raining season days, the house our father left with us usually gets fill and sometimes we sleep at neighbours house or we remain standing until morning. My major challenge I'm being faced with is finances without money our livelihood or living condition remain domart. My major challenge is finances right now.
