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?
My goal was to build a good and better home to live in.I am a farmer and the farm can't produce enough crops to support my family and I.
Through the help of this transfer funds,I am able to improve my life by building my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give-directly do well by giving me transfer fund to enable me build my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my recent transfer on zinc to build my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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?
There have been lot of goals planned before receiving this transfer but due to the hardships and financial problems I have not been able to meet up with my plans. I wanted to build a house and pay my three children's school fees but I couldn't do so. I had no solution for this so my children had been sitting home without going to school. The old house that I am living in is almost falling to the ground but I can't renovate it because of my situation. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for coming to help me and making me and my family's future to come through.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The poor people have been made happy by the coming of GiveDirectly. I have had nowhere to take money from for the tuition of my children to send them to school but the coming of Givedirectly had rescue me from such a shame. I am also going to be building myself and my family a new house to stay in. Therefore; with this great help from Givedirectly, I have believe that Givedirectly does everything well because they are making the poor people feel alive.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My house is almost to the ground and my children are not in school. My most recent transfer has been spend on conditions that I could not handle because of money problems. The coming of GiveDirectly cash transfer program have help me a lot to accomplish my goals. I have been able to send my children back to school, and I am going to build myself a decent house that is far better than what I have been living in here. I am already old now, I might not really need money but my children does but there is no where to get help from. My children need a better future, for this reason I have to send them back to school to learn properly so can secure better jobs tomorrow.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($267 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
"I was very happy when I received my money because I have not been able to get such on my own. It was my very first time even going to withdraw money from mobile money office.It was like a dream come through."
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
"The difference is that I am now living a new life as the result of receiving this plenty money from GiveDirectly. My entire family and I are grateful and happy these days because we will soon be living in a new house with zinc".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The first thing was my children education,so I was able to register them and buy their school materials and my second plan is to build a new house because from youth till now,I have been living in tatch house.By receiving this money,it enabled me to buy my zinc and planning to start building my house soon".
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will send my children to school and build a very big house for my family, the remaining money, I will establish a business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Recently my 2 boys children got promoted to the next class, and this made me proud and happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We are not having a good place to sleep, my daughter is pregnant and she suffering a lot due to our living condition.
