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?
Yes, firstly I didn't have the money to buy a motorcycle and I wasn't thinking about buying a motorcycle for commercial reasons. When I started to receive money from GiveDirectly, I decided to buy a motorcycle because I know it would help me financially. I will save my next two transfers to buy a motorcycle.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I think GiveDirectly is doing a great job.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought food for the family and clothes for my 5 months old baby. I also paid my girlfriend's remaining tuition.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($264 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 very happy because I received a gift and it was a huge amount of money. I didn't work for it and I'm grateful to GiveDirectly. I was a high school dropout and I didn't have money to go back to school but I'm in school today because of the money I received from Give Directly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I left the gold mining site at the river bank in Kissi camp, Suehn Mecca District, Bomi County, Liberia; My daily life has been to assist my mother in law to burn coal for sale. I no longer do charcoal burning because of the assistance I got from GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the first transfer to pay for the educational expenses of my girlfriend and I. I also bought food for our household, medicine and clothes for our new born Baby.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I received the money, I will make sure my wife and I go back to school, because I was going to school at first,but when I impregnated my woman,I had to drop and do some causal labour job to support her,I will also do business to continue supporting my woman and child.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Seeing my woman give birth brought lot of joy to me, because she is a small girl and her first Time getting pregnant was worrying me,but thank God that she gives birth successful. hearing about our program also brought Joy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My major challenge is that there is no food for my woman and I to eat,we were living with our parents,but when I impregnated my woman,I'm have to do causal labour to support my woman with food
