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Impact Measurement

All data shown on this page is updated in real time from surveys conducted with our recipients.

77survey responses from29 Recipients

Last response 31d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Jul 24, 2026

1'194 days

Country

Sierra Leone

29

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

11

Middle-aged (36-55)

14

Older adults (56+)

4

Gender

Male

11

Female

18

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

What are the key categories that you spend your Social Income payments on?

60 responses in 65 surveys

Follow-up question for 35 individuals who selected more than one category

Please rank the selected spending categories from the most important to the least.

35 responses in 65 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

75 responses in 77 surveys

Follow-up question for 74 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

74 responses in 77 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

74 responses in 77 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

73 responses in 77 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

43 responses in 77 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

76 responses in 77 surveys

Follow-up question for 37 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

37 responses in 77 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

Do you have a disability or illness that affects your possibilities of getting work or keeping your job?

76 responses in 77 surveys

Question 8 (Single choice)

Do you or other family members in your household ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

43 responses in 77 surveys

Follow-up question for 21 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

21 responses in 77 surveys

Follow-up question for 10 individuals who said Yes

Did you skip more than 3 meals in the past week?

10 responses in 77 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

Do you have enough money to cover unexpected expenses like seeing a doctor?

75 responses in 77 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

75 responses in 77 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

65 responses in 66 surveys

Follow-up question for 5 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

5 responses in 66 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

65 responses in 66 surveys

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

4 responses in 66 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

Are you currently receiving any other form of financial support from anywhere else?

65 responses in 66 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

What do you hope to achieve within the next 3 years with Social Income?

1 responses in 1 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

What do you hope to achieve within the remaining time in the Social Income program?

60 responses in 65 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

Did Social Income make you feel financially more secure and independent?

11 responses in 11 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

Have you achieved what you hoped to over the course of the last three years?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who said No

What has kept you from achieving this goal? Is there something we could have done to further support you? (e.g. mentoring, connections)

2 responses in 6 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 6 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

Was three years of Social Income payments long enough to become financially stable?

11 responses in 11 surveys

Food

73.3 %

Education

55.0 %

Health care

38.3 %

Housing

31.7 %

Transportation

28.3 %

Savings

25.0 %

Investment

8.3 %

Food

97.1 %

Education

62.9 %

Health care

60.0 %

Housing

54.3 %

Transportation

48.6 %

Savings

40.0 %

Investment

11.4 %

99%

Yes

99 %

No

1 %

3-4

39.2 %

5-7

35.1 %

1-2

17.6 %

8-10

5.4 %

more than 10

2.7 %

Married

54.1 %

Never married

37.8 %

Divorced

4.1 %

Widowed

2.7 %

Separated

1.4 %

Western Area Urban

57.5 %

Western Area Rural

20.5 %

Northern Province

12.3 %

Eastern Province

9.6 %

Southern Province

0.0 %

North West Province

0.0 %

91%

No

91 %

Yes

9 %

Self-employed

48.7 %

Not employed

48.7 %

Employed

2.6 %

Retired

0.0 %

81%

Yes

81 %

No

19 %

61%

No

61 %

Yes

39 %

51%

No

51 %

Yes

49 %

52%

No

52 %

Yes

48 %

70%

No

70 %

Yes

30 %

73%

No

73 %

Yes

27 %

56%

Yes

56 %

No

44 %

92%

No

92 %

Yes

8 %

60%

Yes

60 %

No

40 %

94%

No

94 %

Yes

6 %

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

89%

No

89 %

Yes

11 %

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Text response insights

60 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

6 text responses collected.

67%

Yes

67 %

No

33 %

Text response insights

2 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

73%

No

73 %

Yes

27 %

77survey responses from29 Recipients

Last response 31d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Jul 24, 2026

1'194 days

Country

Sierra Leone

29

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

11

Middle-aged (36-55)

14

Older adults (56+)

4

Gender

Male

11

Female

18