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?
My new goal is to build a house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly know how to talk to people very well. They are ver good at giving us momey we didn't work for
Since I came accross Givedirectly I haven't seen anything they are not good at
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I gought Zinc and paid people to saw my planks for the construction of the house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($262 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was on farm brusjing when a got a message from my lonestar phone. I hurrily ran and there I saw my money. I waschappy and begin dancing.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am a farmer before Givedirectly came. Things were easy but I had to fight for suvival as a family man. Rifht now I can those thing I coundent afford to buy I can now buy them as a man.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my money to purchase two bundle of zinc.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I receive the cash transfer I plan to build a house and roof it with zinc. It has been my dream to build a zinc house but due to the constrain in getting money I have not been able to do so. The thatch roof keep us cold overnight and all part of it leak; and here in our community no clinic, and everytime my children are coming down with cold.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought joy or happiness to us is having our own house; because since we came from the sick bush we have been managing a room from my wife aunty; and it has been difficult living in a room with all of my kids.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenges we are currently face with is providing food for my family; I have been out of this town for 4 years treating my wife, since our return we have not been able to do farming; we only survive through casual labour. The day no casaul work we go whole day with out eating or rather ask family or friends before getting food to eat.
