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?
Yes, I have new goals. My new goals were to build a new house. The previous house that I am living in is not my own house. I am living with someone. When I receive my transfer from Givedirectly, I decided to build myself a comfortable house for me and my family. The previous transfer that I received from GiveDirectly, I placed it in a saving club because I need to see my plans coming to reality in the future.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
From the day that I was born, I have never earned such huge amount of money. The presence of GiveDirectly in my community have put me in a better place in life to better up my life positively. With the presence of GiveDirectly, I am now going to be underneath my own roof. With this great help in my opinion, I have not been able to see anything that is not done well by GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have been living in a house of one of the members of my town because I have no other means of where to stay. Therefore, due to this uncomfortable condition of life, I have decided to save my recent transfer in a saving club to not be used improperly. I am planning to saw planks and buy other building materials for the constitution of my house to have a better place to live in the future with my family.
2nd 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?
I have not been working or doing any business to sustain my family. I could not afford My children tuition. They dropped from school. My husband left me and went away with another woman. He doesn't assist me at all with the children. I do daily chores for my neighbours and get paid little amount of money. I use the money to provide food for my family. I had nowhere to stay. My neighbour give me one bedroom on her house. My goal has been to build house for my famil. I was so excitedwhen I receivedmy transfe. I have no new goals. Hopefullyafyer receivingall the transfersour lives will get better.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly is doing nothing unwell. After my husband left me and moved away, things got so hard for my family. I was overwhelmed when I got enrolled in this cash program. It is giving us unconditional cash and asking for nothing in return. That is amazing. I am so excited for this opportunity. Being enrolled in this program is a dream come through. Our lives will never be the same again after receiving all the transfers.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have been struggling with my children. I was so excited when I received my transfer. This GiveDirectly's cash program is a dream come through. Hopefully, after receiving all the payments our lives will get better. I used some of my transfer to pay my children tuition. I used the rest of the money to start a new business. I had no where to stay. My husband left me with our children and went away with another woman. Things have been so difficult for me. I could hardly afford our daily needs.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am qualifie for this program and I receive any money from GiveDirectly I am going to build my house and make business to support my children and grandchildren in school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Nothing had ever happened that brought joy or happiness to me but in all things God says we should give him prace so when I go to bed and wake up the next morning it makes me happy but, one great thing that had brought me joy or happiness for the past time and up to present is the coming of GiveDirectly in River and hearings the kind of help that they do for poor families around Liberia it's really make me happy and being apart of this program today I am over joy and I'm praying and hoping that I be qualifie for this program and receive this money to settle my problems.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The current challenge I'm facing right now is money problem, I do not have money to build my own house so for that reason people just helping me with a room in their house there where I am right now and the second one is that I do not have money to pay my daughter school fees this year so she have to go to Government School so money business is my main challenge for now.
