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 want to see many changes in my life like owning a business of my own that sustains me regularly, while a new house is being built.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I couldn't afford to sustain myself including the family by providing my their needs. It came at a time which I couldn't pay my children school fees but it's all in the past now because GiveDirectly has turned my livelihood around. There is nothing I have to suggest to GiveDirectly because they are doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When the money is withdrawn I want to build a house because my family size is very large. This structure that we are living in can't contain everyone of us. I have never had the opportunity to go to school that's why I want to do everything possible to send my children to school.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
"The joyed I felt the day I received my first transfer is unexplainable. This was just the opportunity I have been wishing for to help me improve my life and that of my family. Life before GiveDirectly had been very challenging for me and to be a part of this unique program is a blessing that I appreciate so greatly."
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
"Most of my life, I have been struggling very hard to make ends meet for my family. But life had not been really favourable for me because I have not been doing anything like job or business that could help me provide for my family and even built my own house. But now with my GiveDirectly transfer I have decided to use some of the transfers to built my own house. Furthermore I am also planning to start a little business that will serve as source of income for my family. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this financial opportunity."
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
"Before I could received this transfer it had been my dream to built my own house and move out of my relative house. But this dream couldn't materialize due to financials constraints. After receiving my first transfer, I have planned to save my transfer and wait for the rest of my transfers so I can be able to buy all the building materials at once. And hopefully by the dry season my project will be starting."
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access_time 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My daughter, my main concern right now is to see how I can get money to establish a small Buisness. That's my main plan right now".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"What really brought me joy was surviving an accident this gone june. My daughter, if has it not been the mercy of God, by now, I would have been dead. But I thank God for this life".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"My major challenge now is money business. It is because of money that we are currently living this kind of life".
