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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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
RE " I hope to have a business of my own actively running before the end of this givedirectly program ".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE " In my opinion, givedirectly is doing good for us.
Some of us our parents could not afford to build a house of their own, but now, because of this givedirectly cash program we are about to have our own house and independence ".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on saving to startup a mini business of my own.
My mother is about to built a house, so i give her some of my transfer since she's building the house for us all.
I also used a little on food for the house ".
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($240 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to further my education
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is helping us financially.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my second transfer on buying provisions for the house and also pay my tuition
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($231 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my first transfer I was happy because, this is my very first time to received such amount of money free from any organizations.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life now is that this money is helping me to easily pay my school fees and also buying food to eat.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used portion of my recent transfer to buy Uniform, pay my tuition and save the balance to start a new business.
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My family and I want to pay my school fees and use the balance for my business. I have been promoted to the 7th grade and there is no money for my school fees. My husband cut palm before we can get money to sustain the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was promoted to the next class. Looking at the financial difficulties I passed through to get to this level, I'm very excited.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Financial challenge is my greatest problem. I don't have any source of income, he cut palm to fix oil before feeding and pay others fees.
