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 ($277 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I been planning on improving my house and my small business
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on building materials
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I had plans to improve my house and start small business
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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 new goal that I didn't have before receiving the transfer. I'm planning on buying a land to build a house for myself.
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 planning on buying land with my transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was happy because, I used to go in the bush to get plam to sell before surviving. So I was happy after receiving this money, I was able to pay my grandchildren school fees.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Paying my grandchildren school fees and improving my house with a new roof is a total blessing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc to improve my house with a new roof and I paid my grandchildren school fees.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"What I have planned to do with the cash transfer is to build my own house. My spouse and I have been separated for about 5 years now; when we were together, all I ever wanted was my own place but that dream didn't come to reality and we have separated.
I have been living in a family house since I became a woman, presently I still live there. I need a place of my own to remove the shame". It is not a good thing to have been married and still live in your family house".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"In the last 6 months, what has brought joy or happiness in my life is, I remembered the first week in June when my sister brought me a beautiful African suit. It was the best and most expensive gift I have ever received. I was so full of joy that I cried knowing that people still care about when I thought I have been forgotten".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The current challenge I'm faced with is finance. I need money to feed my family, send my children to school and to take care of other basic needs like shelter, health, and clothing. Because of the limited money I earn from the broom I sell, I am unable to do any of these but feeding the family. My children have not been to school for 4 years now; all they get to do nowadays is farm work. My spouse has left me with the children and I alone is unable to support them due to the lack of money".
