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 ($280 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 planned to build a house before receiving the transfer. I went through difficulty supporting my children. My husband abandoned me and i caught hard time taking care of the kids no job or skill so I had to depend on my mother for food and others. When GiveDirectly came to this town to give us transfers my life started improving.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly do well by giving us cash transfer to change our lives. I was going through hardship till GiveDirectly came here and change our lives. Thank God for GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the most recent transfer. II bought zinc tfor my father's house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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 plan to give some financial support to my mother to help her to build our house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly gave me money to improve my life. It is through this transfer that I was able to help my mother to build our house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I gave some of the money to my mother to build our house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 plan to improve my room by plastering , I plan to save some of the money and I also plan to change some roof.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did well for me because, it was through this transfer, that I have improved my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement for the plastering process, bought some furniture to make my room to look very good and I have saved some of the money in case of emergency.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am Gartee Kawah from Beh town, Bomi County Liberia. I was very excited when I receive cash transfer massage from Givedrectly because, I never receive such amount of money in my life and seeing that amount of money in my mobile account was very much surprising,
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I receive this cash transfer from Givedrectly, I am presently sleeping on mattress, my room is now plaster and my longtime dream of going back to school is coming to pass. I am so happy and want to extend thanks to Givedrectly for helping me. I am waiting to receive my second cash transfer to start school and open a small business to enable me transport myself.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I cash out my money and bought two bags of cement for plastering of my room, mattress and kept the balance for schooIing.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"If I'm successful to receive GiveDirectly Cash transfer I intend to go back to school and start a large business in order to substain my family. Even though I'm engag in small business like Fufu, but the money I make is not enough to pay my tuition fees and make a large business.I have dropped from school for the past one year, due to my first pregnancy ,and I'm currently in the 11th grade.When I gave birth I didn't have any money to further my education because the money I earned from the small fufu business is what I used to spend on food and medication."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"In the last six months what has brought me joy or happiness is when my Uncle Prince gave me 3000.00 Liberian Dollars in August. I was happy and started thanking God for what he did for me, because I never had money to buy footwear for my son and the fact that my uncle gave me money that I didn't work for to buy my son footwear brought so much joy to me."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The biggest hardship I'm faced with right right now is the lack of finance. I have been out of school for the past one year and I'm very uncomfortable with the situation. I make small fufu business but the money is not enough to maintain my family and pay my tuition fees. sometimes I help others to burn their farm to produce charcoal and sell to provide food for my family.I will really appreciate any help to improve my livelihood."
