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?
Yes, I have new goals for this current transfer. I used my first and second transfer on my children school fees. I used the third transfer to buy red palm oil for business purposes and now, I'm going to use some of the last transfer for farming and I will also saved keep the balance money into our yearly financial club for future use.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Everything about GiveDirectly work is good for me. Through GiveDirectly, I have been able to help myself. I have a palm oil business on my own. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for putting smiles on our faces.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent part of my money on my farming activities and saved some into our yearly financial saving club and I bought food with the balance money.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new goal is farming. I've planned to pay man power to brush a land space for me, on that space I will plant rice and other agricultural products to grow and later sell.
Another new plan is to do business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing everything well. The money they are giving helps to improve most of us. There is nothing that goes wrong with Givedirectly's program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent part of my money on dried fish business. I saved the rest to pay the men that will work on my farm and to also buy my agricultural products.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My spouse and I presently have eleven children staying with us who are of school going ages; five of them are our biological children while the rest are my late sister's children. Currently, we can not afford tuition for all of them. If I am qualified to receive this cash transfer, I will use it to pay their tuition so as to enable them attain quality education.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Sponsoring eleven children in school without an income is not an easy task. My husband and I struggled the past year to make full payment of the tuition of our kids. After all the struggle, I received their report cards from their school last week and they all performed excellently. This brought so much joy to me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The greatest challenge I am faced with right now is lack of funds to pay the tuition of my eleven dependents. My spouse and I are currently unemployed and have no means of earning an income. We survive solely on subsistence farming.
