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?
No i dont have no new plan for now my previous plan still stand to pay my school fees and start my business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing extremely well. Through the help of Give directly transfer i was able to go back to school and start my own business.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my school fees with some of my transfer and i bought assorted goods to start up my new business .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
My new goal is to sell dry goods, the 1first plan i had was to pay my waec fees. When i saw the message i decide to sell dry goods and this will help me to have money all the time.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly help poor people with money to.take care of their problems. I was really in need of money to pay my waec school fees and God bless me through GiveDirectly., now i dont have to worry again.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend some of my transfer on buying school materials such as watch, shoes, uniforms. I kept the balance for my dry goods business.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
What I planned to do with this cash is to pay my balance school fees because I was having a constraint of paying my balance fees because of the lack of cash. I will also use the balance cash to start a business because the business will increase the money which I will use to pay school fees and also build a house for my spouse and me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought me happiness over the last 6 months is this gone July 3 was my birthday which I celebrated successfully. This day brought me great joy to see another year in my life because many of my friends from my town and school didn't make it to see their birthday.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The greatest challenge I am facing is the lack of money which made me not go to school last year. Currently, I am feeling very sick in my body but cannot attend the hospital because of the same lack of money. I feel very frustrated over this situation that I want to quit education.
