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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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
My goal has been to build a house, since the program started I have been using my transfers to make this goal to be achieved, my new goal is to have it completed and ready for me to move
with my family, I thank God for GiveDirectly for the progress of this building project.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by being truthful to us throughout the program, they help us unconditionally without any string being attached to it, it was surprising to find an organization like GiveDirectly; I don't have anything bad to say about GiveDirectly, they have done everything well in this town.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to buy nails, sand, steroids, and other building materials for my house project, I also bought foodstuffs for my house, I used the balance to pay the workers that are building my house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My main goal is to build my house and complete it well because I want to live in a more decent building now, the house I lives in has spent over 17 years and it is not comfortable for living anymore, that is why I want to build another house. I also want to keep supporting my six children in school until they can graduate and become independent in the future, I need a source of income to keep doing this.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well by being kind and patient with us during our interviews with them, they are also straight and fair in their processes and they are helping us unconditionally. I don't have anything against GiveDirectly because all I can see about them is good.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I want to use my third transfer to buy building materials for my house project, I will also setup a little business that will help me to keep supporting my children in school.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My main goal is to fix my house and make it more decent and comfortable because the house is not in a good condition anymore for living. I also want to keep supporting my four children in school until they can graduate.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, I love GiveDirectly way of presenting their program to poor people like me, they are helping us unconditionally without any thing attached to it. I also love their manner of approach when they are interviewing us, they always speak to us kindly and willing to settle our problems. I don't know any wrong thing to say about GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my second transfer to buy zinc and other building materials for my house, I also bought food with some of the money and the remaining amount was used to pay for my children balance school fees.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" I have 3 plans for the cash transfer; firstly, I will have my children enrolled in school. The kids are currently out of school due to the lack of finance. The second plan I have is the start up a small business; selling provisional goods including rice, palm oil, fish, and other. I have selected these goods because the profit is high and they are in demand in my community. Finally, the last plan O have for the cash transfer is the build a decent house. My husband and, including our kids sleep in the same room because we do not have finance to build your own house. We would love to have our own house".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"In the last six months, what has made me happy or brought joy to me is an event last month were a brother of mine got us a 25KG bag of rice. This was timely because the household was entirely out of food. This brought so much joy and happiness to my life."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The main challenge I am faced with is finance. Our primary economic activitiy is fire coal burning. This is the process where we cut wood or pieces of sticks and burn it into coal that is used for cooking. There isn't much profit yield from this. The cash raised from this is so small that it is just used to buy food stuffs for the household. We are unable to even send our children to school due to the lack of money. My primary challenge is finance".
