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
37500 LRD ($233 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: " I spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing my remaining zinc, plank,nails and the payment of workers for the completion of my new house am about to build".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE : "In my opinion, givedirectly is doing very well for us here, because without givedirectly i couldn't have built a new house"
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
RE: " I hope to see my family and I in our new comfortable house very soon"
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($240 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on buying house building materials
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is helping us financially and making us self dependence
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to move in my new house before this year ends
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
"I spent my most recent transfer to 2bundles of zinc, bought food for my house, used some to mold bricks and the balanced is being saved as I await my balance transfers. Right now, the living condition of my family matters to me more than any other things. In this town as a man, one of the greatest achievements lies in your ability to own a house".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
"Givedirectly has done a lot. It will now and after make me a Cocoa Farm owner forever and ever. Now as I speak, I have people working on my Cocoa Farm. From the beginning, we actually never had the zest in this program. But after being screened before being eligible to enroll in the program, I concluded that this is real and I must part. Actually, I am moved by the strategies and criteria GiveDirectly is using to qualify recipients even though it is a support initiative. I advice that she continue her methodologies and stick to her goals in reducing extreme poverty in bigger percentage. My kindest appeal is that GiveDirectly should also include post evaluation methods after the full transfers.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
"This will be one of the biggest accomplishments as being able to complete my house as I have planned to do. The completion of this support will accomplished a lot like; the expansion of my farm, the completion of my house and strengthened my ability to cater to my family livelihood. This will mean a lot to me and my family as our lives will be changed at some levels".
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
RE: The biggest difference in our live for now, is the joy we are experiencing in our hearts.
We now have a brand new mistress and a farm to our name".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE " We spend the most of my recent transfer on starting up a coco farm.
We bought six buckets of coco seeds which am now planning.
My wife and I are so grateful to givedirectly for this cash transfer program.
And we also purchased a brand new mistress ".
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
RE " I was sitting in my house on this day when i heard my phone beep with text message, so i took the phone to see what massage it was. Upon checking the phone, i saw it was my givedirectly transfer.
My wife and I felt bless when we saw the money and this made us happy ".
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Some of the challenges we are facing now is lack of cash and good or personal living place.
What is the happiest part of your day?
For the past six months, we have been living happy, but for today, with the present of GiveDirectly we are more than happy.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
We are currently suffering, because we are living in a house that belongs to our neighbors and this is an embarrassment for our freedom of movement. If we are bless to benefit from this cash transfer program we will definitely build our dreams house and buy enough food for the family.
