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.
Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes, I didn't plan to build a house but since I started receiving money from GiveDirectly, I am gathering materials to building a new house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is helping us completely because we are getting money to send our children to school, make farms and build better houses to live in. I think my major issue was the lack of money and GiveDirectly is providing it. So I think GiveDirectly is doing everything very well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my transfer to buy food, building materials for the new house I intend to build and I invested the rest in a cassava farm.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($298 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
attach_money
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am still pursuing my first goal, I don't have a new one.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
What Givedirectly does well is that they gave us money to sponsor our children in school, because they are the future leaders of tomorrow. I have not heard or seen any wrong that they do.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have planned to buy three bundles of zinc to continue my house process. I will use the rest of my money to pay my children's balance school fees.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My plan is to sent my little children to school".
What is the happiest part of your day?
Due to my present living conditions especially in this time of COVID-19, things are so very default to the extent that to find happiness or joy is not just easy. I have to burn charcoal, sell it inorder to generate some little money. When ever I have good sale in my charcoal I get happy because at that time I will be able to Seattle some of the problems.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" I have my three sons, ( Robert Boimah is in the 3rd grade, Ansu Boimah in the 2nd grade, and Benjamin Boimah in the "K-1 class) in school. I normally find it very default to pay their fees. I have to do subsistence farming and sometimes engaged myself into charcoal burning inorder to generate money to enable me pay their ( my sons) fees buy food for the home".
