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?
My new goal is to build another house. I just got through with my first house when I received my first and second transfers. With the remaining transfer, I woul like to build another house. This time in the city where my kids are attending school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly knows how to give poor money to make a choice or decide for themselves. Giving me money without any long process like other NGOs was one of the things they really know how to do well.
I dont see anything Givedirectly is not doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I would like to purchase a lot of land in the city to build a new house and move there with my children.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
My goal remains to recondition my house and make sure my children are in school. I built this house before GiveDirectly started sending me transfers but I now want to improve it to be more comfortable with my transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Let me first say thank you to GiveDirectly for all the good they are doing for us. There's no bad thing I know this group have done. It has always been good from the very first day till present.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought cement and paid labourers to plaster my house and fix all the bad areas. I have also sent some money to my children in the city to pay their school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($265 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I built my house about a year now. I couldn't afford to purchase cement to plaster it. To sustain my kids in school has been another problem for me.
I was very excited when I received my first transfer. I was able to purchase ten bags to start plastering my house. I also completed the payment of my children school fees.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference is that my family will live in a decent house.I an also able to pay my kids tuition this year.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my first transfer to buy ten bags of cement. portion of it was used to pay my kids tuition.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My dreams have been to make a market so as to generate money for my family and send my children to school. So with this help, when I receive my cash transfer , I will make business."
What is the happiest part of your day?
Things are esay on us. So whenever I send food am happy and normally I will dance especially these few months that passed by."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The challenge is that no money to do business and my children just sitting home doing nothing."
