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?
Previously I planned to complete my house and send my children to school so i don't have any new goals for this money. I started plastering my house already with the cement I bought from the money. I really want to thank GiveDirectly for the transfer money it is helping us.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Well GiveDirectly helps people by giving them money to help themselves. I really appreciate it because it is the 1st time for an organization to do such.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement to plaster the house and kept money for workmanship, I also pay my children school fees with the balance.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
I started a house project in 2017 but due to hardship and old age, I was unable to complete it in 2018. Upon receiving my transfer, I was empowered financially to complete my house project and I am forever grateful to Give Directly for the great help.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is doing well to empower us with the transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement, paint, whitewash to complete the house and I also paid my grandchildren tuition.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When GIVE DIRECTLY send my money, it was my son who told me that GIVE DIRECTLY had sent me money. My son is my trustee so he was the one who went and cash out my transfer. When my money came, I was very excited because two days to the transfer coming a tree fell on the house I am building and damage the zinc, I lost hope because I didn't have any where to take the money from until I received message from GIVE DIRECTLY that I have received transfer. I was then feeling hopeful again because I knew that my house was going to be completed.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
In my daily life I am now hopeful knowing that my house is going to be completed.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on my children school fees, cement, zinc, workmanship for the completion of my house, food for my home, slippers and a new outfit for myself.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"If I get the money, I plan to help my children pay their school fees, pay people to brush my farms, and use the other one to take care of my health since I am old now.
What is the happiest part of your day?
" This news you bring makes me happy. I hard to get happy my son. But, I hearing this thing that maybe we will get money, though I don't know if I will get it, but to get the phone I am happy. The way I get this phone, God will make the money come".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" The main problems facing me now is cleaning my farms. This year there's too much rain, and my crops didn't produce like before. Like this now, to get money and buy food is hard. I want money to pay people to clean my farms".
