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?
I planned to fixed my old house and make it as a new house and fortunately God blessed me Givedirect came and gave me money to help myself
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is one organization that is helping me and so I only want to appreciate the organization for the humanitarian assistance given to me
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money and I bought house materials and food for my house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I feel happy because, I was in this village and not having money to give to my mother. But through this transfer from give directly, I was able to support my mother.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
At first, to get money was not easy because of proverty. But now, give directly help me with money and this money really helping me to improve my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I gave some of the money to my mother to support her and I am saving some of the money because, I want to build my house.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"What I plan to do with my cash transfer are, to recondition my house, I need to change the old zincs on the roof, fix the kitchen and the remaining four rooms, but I don't have money, I and my husband normally burn charcoal/fire coal and make farm, but these things aren't producing much, so the little we get from them can only provide food but isn't enough to recondition our house. The second thing I want to do with my cash transfer is to support my little daughter in school, she is currently with my elder sister in Monrovia, and now she's remaining me to send my daughter's school fees because school is about to open."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"What has made me happy in the last six months is, I'm not sick, my husband and children aren't sick, non of my family members came down with sickness in the past six months, so this has made me so happy."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"Those challenges I'm currently facing now are, the reconditioning of my house, paying my child's fees and helping my mother to pay my two brothers school fees as well, and feeding the home at the same time. These have been a very serious challenge, for the fact that we aren't doing any good Jobs, the little we get from the coal burning, farming, and even from the round town market I do isn't enough to handle all of these problems."
