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?
No, I don't have any new goals since I started to receive GiveDirectly transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does everything very well and I want to use this as an opportunity to thank those who gave this money.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought my children school uniforms and I kept most of my transfers. I am saving the money because I want to build a house. My husband is not well and as soon as he recovers from his illness, we will commence the construction of our house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($298 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 decided to do business with this money because it will help me to get money all the time. I want to sell fish from one town to the other .
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does good by giving to give money to poor people to empower them. Like me i didnt know i could get such money but GiveDirectly has given me this money so i can improve my life. GiveDirectly is a life saver.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I intend doing business with the money, selling fish around the other towns will help me to always get money. I have not spent the money yet because i an waiting for my husband to come back, he's sick and went for treatment.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 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 on my farm one afternoon my brother-in-law came to have my husband and I informed that GiveDirectly has sent the transfer to everyone in our town. Upon receiving this message, my husband hurriedly ran to town with my Sim Card to check our mobile money account. According to him as soon as he got in town to the network place, he received the transfer. Out of happiness, he ran back to me on the farm with celebration and the both of us were very happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before Give Directly could send my transfer, I have been making a garden, producing palm oil and burning charcoal to feed my children and to pay their tuition. Since I started receiving my transfer I was able to pay my children tuition without doing hard work.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my children tuition, bought zinc to roof my kitchen and my children school materials
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I received this money, I will be so happy to send my children to school and do business in order to improve our life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, I have not seen joy or happiness, because life is so difficult for me and children.
For the present of Givedirectly, this day is the happiest day of my life that carry all my sorrows and pains in our life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
If my husband don't cut palm or do bush work, we can't eat, because things are not easy, life is very hard in our life.
I had nine children and five dies and I only left with four child these are all challenges that I'm faced with as a lady.
