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?
RE: When givedirectly didn't come to my community yet, i barely survived from hand to mouth with not much to sustain me.
I have always wanted to build my own decent and potable home to call my own.
As of now i have already started my house construction process with my transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: In my own opinion i don't see anything that givedirectly is not doing well, the fact that they decided to send our money directly to us is great.
This givedirectly program is the best NGO program i have ever seen so far.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I used the most of my transfer on Purchasing funitures for my house that is already under construction.
The rest of my transfer is being spend on Purchasing of cement to plaster the house after it is finished.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 USD)
access_time almost 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 Golds is to purchase new sleeping bed for i and my children , for very long time we had not change our sleeping bed , for this reason i decided to get new bed for sleeping .
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Giving free cash transfer to people without paying back is so funny to me, but it's getting serious on a daily basis. Give Directly really doing well for us that are benefiting on there program, nothing bad Give Directly do that is bad to me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning to purchase new sleeping bed for i and my family's ,start the construction of my new house and paying of children school fees .
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($235 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy because this money will help me to dup my house and I also have a plan to build new house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life now is that I have money to enable me complete my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to dup my house or improve my house with my first transfer.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I'm going to invest in my farm and get engaged in business when I receive my transfer. I'm a wife of a polygamy and not all I want for my children and myself he's able to provide because of other responsibilities he has. This has led me to cultivate my own farm and Givedirectly transfer is going to just boost to my self empowerment agenda.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The coming of Givedirectly to my community today brought me great joy. I'm happy and I don't even know how to express my excitement.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My challenge as of now is with my farm. My farm products are being destroyed by insects and it pains me a lot. I have used insecticides in efforts to drive them out but it just doesn't seem to be working.
