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'm hoping of established a business in the coming year.This has been my worry how to do a business to help my family.moreover my husband that was only depending on farming.Rigth now he is using our motorcycle to bring money in the home.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
From what I observe about gd is that they are very nice organization with good working people.Gd is impacting in the life of many people in our county.I haven't seen any bad thing from them yet.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer that I just received from gd.I bought motorcycle and I'm using it to sutan my life.life have been so hard for me and my family with the help from gd I'm able to build a decent house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($234 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 so excited when i received the money. I didn't even have plan to ever build my own house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I have been and still living in my uncle house but now that i have started receiving cash from Givedirectly, i have started buying materials to build my own house.
It's indeed a blessing for me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent the money to buy zinc and other building materials for the construction of my new house.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"If I am successful to receive support from Givedirectly, I will build my house in order to stop renting. Since the death of my father (2014), we have had no place to live. After the death of our father, we went to live in our mother village called Karkwo Town. We were banned from the town as we were told our mother had nothing there. So we came back to our father's land and so our mother came with us".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"Since the past months, the only thing that have brought me joy was the safe delivery of my little sister. Nowadays, there has been lot of complications during deliveries but seeing my little sister giving birth safely, has and is always my joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"Since our coming here in our father town, our major challenges has been shelter and food. Where I live currently is a rented house. I pay on a monthly basic. To even get the rental fees has been an other problem. Because of that, my mother left and now living in an unfinished house".
