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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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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 have a new goal which is to improve my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing everything well because this organization has changed my livelihood completely.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought paint for my house, I will be painting my house very soon.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($289 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I planned to renovate my house before receiving my third cash transfer from Givedrectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly promise to transfer money to my mobile money account on a monthly basis and they are very committed to their word. I haven't notice anything that Givedrectly has not done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon cashing out my transfer, I bought six bags of cement, one pick up load of sand, and one bag of rice.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($296 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes, I have some new goals that I didn't have before receiving this money.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly has done everything well for me. I couldn't afford food for myself and my family, I couldn't afford this much money that I am receiving from Givedirectly today. Give directly is doing everything well and I appreciate them so much for that.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning on improving my house with my transfer. I bought zinc and some building materials to change the roof of my house and ceiling.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($271 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfer I was very happy. I'm so grateful to give directly for all the support given to me and my village.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My living conditions was very bad. I was finding it hard to pay my daughter school fees.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on improving my house. I was excited because I paid my daughter school fees at the nursing college. It's the first of it's kind for such a wonderful people to visit our Town. I'm planning on improving my house
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I'm successful for Give Directly Cash transfer program, I intend to use the money and pay some with my grandchild school fees and the remaining will go towards buying some more markets to add it to my Business, because the small business like gari ,peanut, saop, sugar I'm selling is not enough to pay my grand child school fees and buy more markets to make the business a bigger one.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last 6 months I received a free money help from an organization called Savior Foundation, which I was able to buy food for my household.That makes me feel happy because, at that time my business profit wasn't enough to buy food for my household,so the fact that I didn't work for the money and it was free money brought happiness in my life
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
One of the major challenges is getting money to fix my house, because whenever there's a heavy down pull of rain there's no way for my family and I to have a good sleep because of the lackages on my house.More besides the heavy rain could damage the entire building because the sticks are all rotten.The small business I'm doing the money is not enough to feed my family and fix my house.
