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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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
We are family of 5 two boys and a girl including my spouse and I . All of us sleep in the same room .upon receiving this cash transfer we are about to build a three bed room house for my entire family. We been surviving through farming with this transfer we were able to buy more crops and paid more workers to grow lot of crops that will sustain my family for the next 2 years.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly provides cash transfer to all household head and it brought lot of fulfilment to us .
They didn't lie to us like some other NGO I appreciate them so much.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
All my life I have been doing small business in this village few months ago . I intend to open a provision shop in order to minimize people travelling far community to purchase some food stuff or goods. This provision shop will help me generate more profits that will help me take proper care of my children fees since their father don't earned much.
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 will buy two bundles of zinc for the house and pay labor cost cost for the building.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectlyy has been so good to me, through this program I am able to build a house and help my children.
givedirectly has not done any wrong in our community that I can point to.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to accomplish my house project and in the future to come I want to move in with my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought one bundle of zinc and saw planks for the house I intend to build.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference this transfer will do for me is it will help build my house, things has been easy for me but through this money I can own a house, send children to school and the burden of struggling to feed the family and raise money to build a house has been off my shoulders by givedirectly.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I went to sell in Gliyaro a nearby town which have a network while selling I heard the phone virbrating in my waist bag, I hurriedly pick the phone took it to a guy to read the message, he told is givedirectly who sent you money. I was so happy I began to shout with joy, I won't hold back how happy I was.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge I am facing now is finance. As I told you earlier, our main source of income is cacual labour market. My spouse left me here with three children, catering to the children without a sustainable source of income is challenging. Since two years now I have been taking the challenge to take care of the kids, situation is becoming worse for me as a single mother. Many times, my kids are unable to complete the academy year because I don't have the finance to pay their fees. The presence of GiveDirectly here today mains that my situations will change from worse to Good. Many thanks to GiveDirectly and her partners for this initiative to transform lives.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Two months ago, I worked on my neighbour cocoa farm for two week. After a week long work, she surprised me with a bag of 25 kg rice. I was so happy because I hardly buy rice by bag. My children still have some of the rice, this really help us because a bag of 25 kg rice here is 4500 which is equivalent to 25 USD.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Let me first of all take this time to welcome You in our community. My name is Alice Teah and I am 35 years old. My spouse and I have three children and I am the only person responsible for the kids now because he left me here and went to the Ivory coast since two year in search of a job and has not return. My only source of income is cacual labour, I wakeup early in the morning to work on cocoa farmes and later return in the evening before I prepared meal for us.
I was not fortunate to acquire formal education because my parents were poor and could not afford to send me to Fishtown or other cities where at the time were the centers of educational attraction. I am passionate to educate my children because I don't want them to grow up illiterate like me. GiveDirectly, present here today makes me happy because I will use portion of the transfer to pay my children fees in school if I become eligible
