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?
RE " Right now my major accomplishment will be building a house of my own, since i have already used my first previous two transfers to start a transport business by purchasing motorbike ".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE " givedirectly is doing very well for us.
I have not seen anything wrong givedirectly is doing in my community, besides helping us greatly to achieve things we could not afford for ourself"
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on the purchasing of three bundles of zinc in other to build a house of my own ".
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($231 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because it has helped mr establish a hood business
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am self dependent now
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on starting new business
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My husband is a hunter. He is not educated to support us by a means of employment. I am a six grade student who is currently in school. We will use half of our transfers to built our own house with a shop attach to it while we will also use the balance half to open the shop. The little money we generate from the sale of the meet can't undertake our responsibilities as a family because, it's the same meet we feed on for our daily meal.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Two weeks ago, my husband have was able to registered me and paid for all my school requirements from the little money he has been saving from the meet sale. This was my source of joy and up to present, I am still happy. After he completed the kiss requirements for school, he said to me, sweetheart, you need to go back to school. You can continue your education in order to be our representative when our children should have gone to the higher level.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Due to lack of employment and low financial suppor from our both parents my husband did go to school and I am still in six grade for the same reason. Finance remain hardship. Now I considered myself to be a dropped out because I have a family now and the future of my kids matters more than myself. They have become our investment. Everything we are working presently goes to wards their education. Our lives will even be better if we fully sponsor our kid's education that will enable them acquire a well paid job to change their lives in the future.
