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 ($280 USD)
access_time almost 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 from the beginning of the project has been to build a house. I don't have any new goal beside building my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well by empowering me financially. Through GiveDirectly money transfers, I am able to build a house for myself. Therefore, GiveDirectly has changed my life greatly. That is from thatch house to a modern house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my recent transfer to pay the contractor who will buil my house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My house project is still the only goal I have at the moment. Even if it will be the only thing I will achieve from these transfers GiveDirectly is giving me, I will be rhe happiest person.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in everything. Putting smiles on our faces, making sacrifices to come through such distant and dangerous road is enough good. Only a person who is not sincere will say GiveDirectly did not do this or that well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought nails and other materials for my project. I am also keeping the rest to buy wood and pay the contractors who I will hire to build the house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Having used my first transferred to purchase two bundles of roofing sheets, I have a new goals of purchasing Planks and to hire contractors to build my house. I want to build a better shelter that will protect my family from Rain and cold. The house we lived in,is dilapidated. It is covered with thatches, when ever rain falls, We experienced leakages in our entire house, leaving our belongings wet.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly should continue to give out direct cash transferred to poor people, to help better their lives.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I want to build a better shelter for my family. When I received my most recent transferred I used portion of it to purchased a bundle of roofing sheets. The reminder I used it to purchase Planks and nails.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($263 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I have just gotten up from sleep that moring when the good news of Givedirectly transfer hit my village. I was excited and ran to the network area and checked. Yes, I received mine money. I was so happy and begin to dance and later brought the news to my family in the village. I am so happy to have been blessed by Givedirectly. I remain greatful.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Many days we could go out of money or food. The only job we do for living is farming. The hope of building a new house was never on my mind. Now because of Givedirectly I am planing to start my house project. Life is much better then few months back. Even though I am still farming but I have a back bone now to do other things like building my house and taking good care of my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my money to purchase zinc to build my house.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Being living in a thatched house for many years with my family and experiencing leakages of rain during every rainy season is a miserable life that my wife and I have been working tirelessly saving money to build a house with zinc on roofing. Because of our long time planned to construct a modern house I will prefer us using our unconditional cash transfer from GiveDirectly to make our dream come true .
What is the happiest part of your day?
I only feel happy whenever I am able to provide food and needs for my family. With that said , I am happy when the turnovers of our subsistence farming as well catches from my traps .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
During every rainy season we face challenges from which the main one is how to keep our thatched roof house from making our belongings including our cloths wet from the rain . The process of putting dishes under the leakages hardly make me to rest well and sleep at almost every year of the rainy season. We also survives by subsistence farming which needs hard-working every year and these processes to accumulate food to keep my family health remain the our challenges because these activities are encounter on a yearly basis.
