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 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have new goal which is to furnish my room with my recent transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on helping my mother with half of my transfer and using the balance to furnish my room.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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 goal is to build my own house because, the house I am living in right now belongs to my grandmother. I also want to setup a good business that will keep raising money for my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, I love GiveDirectly because, they have targeted to help we the poor people that really need help, they are also helping us unconditionally through our mobile money accounts without any third party being involved. I also love their way of talking to me anytime I am being interviewed. I have not noticed anything bad about GiveDirectly yet since they came to this town.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my third transfer to buy building materials for my house project, I also bought furnitures for my room to make it more beautiful and comfortable for family.
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?
I had only one goal before receiving the transfer but I never had the finances to implement that plan. But when I started receiving transfer now from Givedirectly, I decided to implement my plan.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give directly is doing everything well. I have been working very hard but couldn't handle this amount of money, but Givedirectly came and just give me this transfer that I didn't work for. Now I am trying to build a house of my own so they are doing everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc to build a house, and food too.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because most of my problems were solved. I have been selling for a very long time and haven't handle that amount of money. The moment I received the money I could not believe that I have been given that amount free of charge, that really made me happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that, every year I worried so much about my children Education. Some times I don't afford at all to register them in school, but this year I received transfer from Givedirectly to get me pay children school fees and improve my house so for that I appreciate Give directly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to Educate my kids and saving the balance money to renovate my house.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" We are going to use some of the money to pay our children school fees. There is something we have planned to do but we haven't gotten any capital to start; we will consider using portion of the money to start up a small business. Some of those items we intend to sell are rice, oil, fish, meat and others. These are goods that people buy on a fast pace. This will help us save extra money for our family upkeep".
What is the happiest part of your day?
" I can recall, some part of April, the sister of my spouse came to visit us from Monrovia. While returning, she decided to carry along with her our second son to be sent to school. This made me so happy as he had been out of school for 2 academic school years".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" There are lots of sellers than buyers within our clan. The fufu I produce from cassava to sell doesn't sell well. Because of this, it decay and zero profit is yield. Consequently, this is the only thing I do best. This has been a major challenge for me."
