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 don't have a new goal, am working on a goal that I have been working towards before receiving the transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm building a house for myself.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($296 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 plan have been to increase my garden and produce more crops
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirect did extremely well, just by sending me the money that I didn't work for and I must appreciate it.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am involved with garden activities and so I bought garden materials to improve my garden.
I also hired people to plant the seed of the crops and put fertilizer around the crop
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($271 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I learned that money was in my phone, I became to dance for the fact that I was really looking for help for my garden
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before I was doing hard labour work just to survive, but now I hire people for my garden and rice farm .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought chemical for my garden, food to cross cut the wood for my coal and hired people to brush the rice farm
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive the money, I will buy motor bike for my spouse to ride and earn money for us; because the bike he's riding now is for another person. Even if the amount can't buy new bike, I will buy second handed bike so that he rides it. And this is the very first thing I will do as soon as I receive the money.
If the money is enough after buying the bike, I will do coal business. That's buy the coal bags from this community and take it to Monrovia and sell it. For the coal business, I think I will make profit and also have some rest after a trip in Monrovia. But with other businesses, I may not have a rest.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Yes, what makes me happy is the fact that I am my family are well. With this, I am very happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I major challenge here is how to raise money to back to school.
I was doing nursing, but because of the same challenge with money issue, I dropped. So if God help me and receive the money and buy bike, I will go back to school. Meaning my spouse will be giving me money from the bike while he running it as commercial.
