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?
Renovate the house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly can help people that suffering
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Gas to sawed the planks workmanship school fee
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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 don't not have a new goal, I am still focusing on my house project and completing my children's school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well by giving us the old people money to help ourselves. They have made made me happy because I will no longer suffer like before. GiveDirectly does not have a bad name.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have planned to buy four bundles of zinc with this second transfer, along with two cartoons of nails. I have also decided to pay my children's balance school fees after withdrawing my money from the phone.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Upon receiving this cash.
I will first renovate my building.
Since we started our life as family, we been living in people house until I build my house. Living in people house has whole lot of disadvantages, that can bring high feelings to you and your family.
My house has made more than four years, the thatches on it are old and I need to upgrade it in a standard form, for me and my family.
If God help me, I become successful in this program, I will change the roof of the house from thatches to zincs, and tried to plaster the walls and floors with cement to a standard form.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest day in my life is that waking up and to see the new day makes me happy.
Also when my children are put out of school, and I prayed, God can answered my prayers for me to make farm just to pay their school fees.
All these make me happy and it can work on smoothly.
Lastly, the present of Givedirectly to my house enrolling me and my family and assuring us of receiving cash transfer brought more joy, because we have not seen such opportunity since my husband and myself came together. No one has done it.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have experience is that; as a family head coming up, we are faced with whole lot hardship, when it comes to feeding the home and sending the children to school and also looking after their medical attention is too difficult.
I have to make farm, sell the goods, and also cut palm just to send the children to school and look after their medical cares.
We just have to agree to this and go by our own solutions just to make life possible for me and my family.
