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 ($279 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought one matress, gasoline and spare parts for my power saw. I also bought food for the house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done more than what I expected by giving me money when my wife was pregnant and I was able to pay the hospital bills from the first transfer I received when she gaves birth. GiveDirectly is a trustworthy organization that is very to everyone. I have not heard anything bad about GiveDirectly work.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes, I have a new plan for this current transfer. I used the second and third transfers to develop my Cocoa farm. But now, I'm going to use this last transfer to repair my power saw to start up my wood using business.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($286 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I improved my room and repair a chainsaw which I presently use to generate income for my family and I.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing everything well because if the money was given to our county authorities, we would not have received it the way we are getting it now. So GiveDirectly does everything well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have a chainsaw that I used for commercial purposes but it has spoiled. I didn't have any plans of repairing it due to the lack of money. I have decided to repair it since started receiving the money from GiveDirectly.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($298 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My plan is to use some of my money to fix my old power saw and continue my coal business. I've also planned to buy baby food and few assorted food stuffs for my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
What Givedirectly does well is that they help us stand on our own as men and women. They have empowered us; we can now use the money given us to solve family problems and to also do business which will take us a long way.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I do not have a new goal because I still have the first one in progress.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($288 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used part of the money to pay my debts, medical expenses and I bought clothes as well as other necessities for my wife who had just given birth.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I didn't have money to pay my wife's medical expenses during delivery. But Give Directly's money really helped me to overcome this problem.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My wife was pregnant for more than a year and it's abnormal. Despite this challenge, I could not afford to pay the medical bills for my wife when she went to gave birth. I opted to borrow money from a relative. Luckily for me, she gave birth to a set of twin (two boys) two days after I received the transfer. I was too happy to the extent I decided to name my children Give and Direct. I made this decision because Give Directly's money was just in time just in time.
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access_time 3 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Getting money is very hard for him, to also bye the gasoline, there cross cutting fees and food for the workers is very hard for him. After burning the cold, to get buyers also, is very hard. You will find out that people will come and take it for credit.
What is the happiest part of your day?
He way very happy because his woman got pregnant, she was living with him from the beginning,but when she got pregnant, her parents carry her back home. He later carry his family to talk about her. His woman family finally agreed, she now home with him.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The recipient said that if he received the money, he will be able to send his daughter to school,he will also give it to his woman to make business, and use some to plant his Coco.
