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 ($279 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?
My only goal was to build my house with the fourth transfer and send my children to school. I suvived by hunting and if i did not kill an animal i wont have money for the family to eat, when GiveDirectly came to our town and i got enrolled for the program i was so excited. Receiving this cah transfers along with the rest has helped me a lot now i will start a new houae project.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly help people to solve problems in their
lives with their cash transfers. GiveDirectly has help me to achieve what i wanted to do most in my life and ithat is to build a house. Thank you GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend the money on zinc, nail, cement, white wash and furnitures.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($291 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?
My plan was to build a house so i use this transfer money to complete my house. I did not have any new goals.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly help me to reduce some of the hard hustle i used to go through. With the money GiveDirectly gave me im able to complete my house. GiveDirectly has help me so much. I just want to say a big thank you to the organisation.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought nails and zinc to complete.the house. I also kept some money just in case of emergency.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($283 USD)
access_time almost 3 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 this money. Because as a young person, I have been struggling with family just to have a decent living place for them. I thought about building my own house to live when I have money. The house I'm currently residing in is not mine and I'm not comfortable of being in someone else's house for my entire life.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I'm feeling much relaxed because most of my problems have been solved financially .I'm going to have my own house soon. A house that my children will live in and no one will have to talk bad about them for house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought two bundles of metal sheet, nails and other building materials for the construction of my house. I also paid workmanship to the contractors who I went into agreement with, to to build my house from start to finish.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" If I'm opportune to receive this cash transfer, my wife and I will establish a business to enable us send our kids to school.
Due to the lack of junior or senior high school in our village, I was unable to complete high school. The ramifications of this has a far reaching effect on my family and I. As a result of this, I want to educate my kids so that when I'm old they can be able to catered for me."
What is the happiest part of your day?
" In the last 6 months, my greatest joy has been the wellness of my children. Since the start of this year, neither my wife nor my kids have ever experienced any form of major illness.
Whenever I see my family well, it brings me great joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" Our current challenge as a family is the access to cash. I'm not fully educated, as a result of this, my family and I make ends meet through physical work. I'm mostly involved into subsistence farming and occasionally, I do pit sawing as a daily hire.
Many at times getting food for my family is really challenging."
