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?
Before receiving this money I plan to change my stick house to dirt bricks to transform my house. I always plan on helping my kids to pay the school fees
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($289 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 plan to improve my house with a new roof.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did well for me by sending me this money to improve my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought Zinc to improve my house with a new roof.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I'm successfully enrolled in to Give Directly's cash transfer program, I want to used some of the Money to renovate the house where I'm currently residing.
The reason I want to renovate this house is because the roof has several leakages, especially during the course of the rainy season.
If I'm still left with additional amount, I will used it to pay the tuition of my children, though they aren't currently staying with me but rather with their mothers.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what has brought me joy or happiness was when one of my friends, Bobby Gibson a former work mate of mine came to visit me and brought me a pair of shoes and some African Shirts.
This brought me joy or happiness because I know that it would have cost me a lot getting these things, especially looking at my current financial status. It is even these things that he brought me that I sometimes used to attend meetings, representing my town at the District level some times in our community meetings.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I'm currently facing several challenge but the most of all is the lack of money.
I am a high school graduate who used to work for an entity called the Salala Rubber Company but after things went different with me and I lost my job, I finally decided to return home.
Currently, I earn money for myself and my family through the means of fixing banches and designing them, have them sold to a nearby market, Sass town as means of getting my daily bread. In reality, the money earned from these benches aren't enough to even get me food least to mention of providing for my children who are staying with their respective mothers.
