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?
I had plans before I received my transfer. I had plans to build my house and start a small business
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 and start a small business
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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 build a house for my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did well for me by giving me phone, sim card and most importantly the transfer. It was through this transfer that my life has improved. I am so much grateful to God for give directly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and other materials to start the building process and saved some of the money.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 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 happy in the sense that since my house broke down I have not had the opportunity to rebuild my house as old as I am and GD send me money to help myself.
This reminds me when my boys children were living how they were used to care for me.
So when I got the money, I shared tears and I began to think about my son how some time unexpectedly, my money and households items can come to me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I was living with my boys children who were used to support me.
But all of them died and now there is no support.
I want to say thank you to GD for helping me to be like before.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My house now is not in any good condition again.
Since then, I have not had money to renovate the house because of lack of helping hands from any one again.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"What I plan to do with my cash transfer is to build my own house, because where I'm residing now is owned by my brother-in-law; I had my own house in time pass but it got bursted up and broken down by the heavy down pull of rain, since this diseaster occurred, I've been in my brother-in-law's house, now, due to I and my husband's ages we aren't able to do hard work to earn, the little bush work my husband can do earns him just little to feed his two wives, I and my mate, and there is nothing much that can leave for my project plan."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"What had made me happy in the last six months is, sometimes back, my elder daughter from Monrovia sent me bag of rice and soup kinds, these presents were very timely, that brought me so much excitement."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The challenges I'm currently facing are, to build my own house, and to be fed, there is nothing much earned in this bush, I and my husband are aging, so there is reduction of hard work that we do, and because of the less work we do we don't earn much, when he cuts his sticks and burns his charcoal/fire coal, he sells it, the cash he gets from selling the coal is what he uses to feed both homes."
