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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All my life I've been farming and getting contracts on others farm just to send my children to school. As a single parent, life has been driving me so crazy. Last year i received 500Liberian Dollars from my elder sister where I went into selling pepper and bitter ball. We've been selling, saving and eating from that little business money.
Receiving this cash transfer from Give Directly is like a dream come true. I've always dreamt of doing a bigger business, building a decent three bed room house and sending my children to an excellent school. With this cash transfer, I'm going use part of the money to send my children to school a good school, buy a half lots of land and build my a decent house for my children and use the remaining money for a business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
As a single parent with four children is like living in a world of craziness. I have been a contractor on villagers farm. In the last 6 month I was so bless with 500 Liberian dollars from elder sister. With that said amount, I was abel to get into a pepper and bitter ball market and for that cause I remain grateful to her forever.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My major challenge is finances . As a single mother I'm currently facing financial challenge with sending my children to school and having a decent house..