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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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to be one of the highest local producer of cocoa in the coming year and beyond. Also with my investment in my children's education, I am sure they will archive their goal so as to make me proud.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing well in every thing especially sending follow-up team to check on us so as to know how we are spending the money they are sending us. This is something very unprecedented, in my opinion.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I use my recent transfer to increase the size of my farm. I also used part of the transfer to pay my children tuition.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
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 have no new plans I said I want to pay my children's school and the remaining transfers I will invest into the farm.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly does good for me what I was not able to do for myself is what they did for me am happy about that.
Givedirectly has not done any bad in my community that I know of.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid three children's school fees and paid contractors to brush the farm.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was at the creek washing my clothes when the message came to my phone. I immediately aborted the washing and ran to town rejoice. I informed by husband about it and this was a very happy day for my household.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference is that, it has enabled me to get my children's tuition in town. Unlike previous years, I don't have a new goal struggle to hard to oay my children's school fees.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not spend my money. I intend to pay children school fees when school opens.
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I receive my transfer first of all I will like to buy a lot and invest some of my transfer into building materials and build a house that I will reference in the future to other incoming NGO's letting them know the great impact GiveDirectly had on I and family.
I will also use some of my transfer to send my children to school which will enable them become great leaders of this Country.
And finally I will use my balance transfer to invest into farming that will serve as backing for I and my family to sustain us why GiveDirectly is no more here.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brought I and my family unfailing joy and endless happiness in the last six months was the news of GD coming to our community to give us this hage support, because we have been hearing about GiveDirectly and the kind of work they do.
So hearing that it was even in my county brought us great joy and happiness knowing that with their presence so many life's would be touch and financial crisis will reduce brought me great joy and endless happiness.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My current challenge I am face with now is that my kids are not going to school, they're not wearing fitting clothes nor eating good meals due lack of financial support.
