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 before receiving this transfer was.to l build my house and pay my children school fees. Life was hard because i was a daily hired helper on farms, just to put food on the table and pay my children fees. I had it on mind to build a house but with the meagre income I was getting I just could not build a house. When GiveDirectly came to our town and delivered the promise of cash transfer i was so happy because I could achieve those things I wanted to.do Thank God for GiveDirectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly change my livelihood by providing csah transfer to make my dreams come through. I really appreciate the good work done by the organization in making sure our money come on time. GiveDirectly thank you!
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I purchase zinc nail, planks , nvest some in farming, pay children school fees.and food.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I do not have any new goals except rhe plans i had of paying my children school fees, buy uniforms and food for the house.These things were very important for me to do with this transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly do well help me to take away my worry about my house roofing by providing money. This program help me so much. I really wanted to roof my house with zinc since the thatch on the roof is old and leaking. Now GiveDirectly has make this dream come through. Thank you so much GiveDirectly and may God bless this organization.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my children school fees, bought food, a bag of rice, salt, onions, argo oil and bought roofing nail, and planks as well.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($268 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 in the yown in network area when i received message and i started dancing because GiveDirectly give me money to start my life. I wanted zinc because the rain diaturb me send my children to school
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference is that the life i was living is different from what I'm living now few months back it was very siffcult to get funds bu im grateful to God for sending GiveDirectly to us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought zinc, pay my children school fee, got food for the house.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I'm successful to receive this money from Givedirectly, I will use some to reconditioned my house and use the balance to pay my children school fees which will bring me so much happiness.
I make pepper farm to cater for my family but the money I earn from the farm is not enough to reconditioned my
house and pay my children school fees.
The house I live in is a thatch house, when the rain starts to fall, it leak badly and I don't have money now to buy zinc and roof it. My children dropped out of school this gone school year because I couldn't afford to pay their fees and the school in this town don't have teachers to teach the students. Because of that I have to send my children in Mecca to attend.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what has brought me joy and happiness is when my son went to visit his uncle in Kakata and his uncle neighbour saw him and decided to take him to lives with his family and send him to school. It brought me so much joy and happiness because struggling with my children as a widowed who don't have money to pay their fees but someone I know from no where took my son in his home to lives with his family and send him to school that's makes me very happy and I thank God for that.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardships I'm facing now is money.
I want to reconditioned my house and send my children to school which will bring me so much happiness but I don't have money.
Although I make farm to sustain my family but the money I earn from the farm is not enough to reconditioned my house and send my children to school.
Since their father died I'm the only person catering for them.
The house I live in is a thatch house, when the rain starts to fall, it leak badly and I don't have money now to buy zinc and roof it. My children dropped out of school this gone school year because I couldn't afford to pay their fees and the school in this town don't have teachers to teach the students. Because of that I have to send my children in Mecca to attend school.
