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?
Yes, I planned to renovate my house, but now I want to pay two of my children school fees with part of this new transfer and later top up the balance money for the renovation of my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is a good organization. I'm impressed by level of supports she is providing for us. I have not heard anything negative
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid two of my children's school fees and I saved the balance money to top it up and buy two bundles of zinc for the renovation of my house. I also bought clothes for my family and I.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was at the school building near the representative house in the morning when I received the message. I was so happy because my house is breaking down and need renovation. Secondly my daughter school fees was really worrying me because i didnt have money. But now I was able to take care of some problems.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference I see is that those who give us the money want us to use.the money the best way ie my life should.change.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Used some of the money on my daughter school fees and the rest to buy zinc for the roof renovation.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I receive this money I want to build a house for my family and I
The reason I want to build a house is because the house where I lived with my family is a tash house and whenever there is a down pull of rain, the house leaks so much. I feel so bad because of this due to the fact that
the money I earned from the charcoal that I burn as a means of earning for my family is not enough to take care of my children and also build a house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what has brought me joy is when my oldest brother paid the balance school fees of my daughter who is staying with my sister in Monrovia this was done in the month of March of this year, 2021 because I couldn't afford paying her balance fees.
This actually brought me so much Joy or Happiness because I was really worried about how to get money to pay my daughter balance tuitions.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardships I'm facing now is the lack of money.
Eventhough I engaged my self in to char coal burning as means of earning for my family and I but the money I earned from the sales of the coal is not enough to take care of our family needs.
The money I earned from the last coal I burned was send to my sister in Monrovia to enable her pay my first daughter school fees, since she staying there with her aunt and going to school.
Due to the lack of money, my other children that are staying with my mother aren't going to school because I don't have money to pay their school fees.
