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Impact Measurement

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

126survey responses from28 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 18, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,268 days

Country

Sierra Leone

28

Age

Youth (16-25)

5

Young adults (26-35)

10

Middle-aged (36-55)

11

Older adults (56+)

1

Gender

Male

15

Female

13

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126survey responses from28 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 18, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,268 days

Country

Sierra Leone

28

Age

Youth (16-25)

5

Young adults (26-35)

10

Middle-aged (36-55)

11

Older adults (56+)

1

Gender

Male

15

Female

13

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

89 responses in 89 surveys

Follow-up question for 76 individuals who selected more than one category

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

76 responses in 89 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

124 responses in 126 surveys

Follow-up question for 76 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

76 responses in 126 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

124 responses in 126 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

124 responses in 126 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

78 responses in 126 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

125 responses in 126 surveys

Follow-up question for 52 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

52 responses in 126 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

125 responses in 126 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?

79 responses in 126 surveys

Follow-up question for 39 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

39 responses in 126 surveys

Follow-up question for 13 individuals who said Yes

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

14 responses in 126 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

123 responses in 126 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

123 responses in 126 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

103 responses in 106 surveys

Follow-up question for 9 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

9 responses in 106 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

104 responses in 106 surveys

Follow-up question for 47 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

47 responses in 106 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

104 responses in 106 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

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

15 responses in 17 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

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

89 responses in 89 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

20 responses in 20 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

7 responses in 7 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

7 responses in 7 surveys

Follow-up question for 5 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)

5 responses in 7 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

7 responses in 7 surveys

Follow-up question for 7 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 7 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 7 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

20 responses in 20 surveys

Health care

83.1 %

Food

69.7 %

Education

67.4 %

Transportation

39.3 %

Housing

22.5 %

Investment

11.2 %

Savings

9.0 %

Health care

93.4 %

Food

78.9 %

Education

69.7 %

Transportation

46.1 %

Housing

25.0 %

Investment

13.2 %

Savings

10.5 %

61%

Yes

61 %

No

39 %

3-4

43.4 %

1-2

39.5 %

5-7

13.2 %

8-10

2.6 %

more than 10

1.3 %

Never married

68.5 %

Married

18.5 %

Separated

9.7 %

Widowed

2.4 %

Divorced

0.8 %

Western Area Urban

59.7 %

Western Area Rural

30.6 %

Eastern Province

6.5 %

Northern Province

1.6 %

Southern Province

0.8 %

North West Province

0.8 %

74%

No

74 %

Yes

26 %

Self-employed

54.4 %

Not employed

41.6 %

Employed

4.0 %

Retired

0.0 %

62%

Yes

62 %

No

38 %

72%

Yes

72 %

No

28 %

51%

No

51 %

Yes

49 %

67%

No

67 %

Yes

33 %

71%

No

71 %

Yes

29 %

87%

No

87 %

Yes

13 %

84%

No

84 %

Yes

16 %

91%

No

91 %

Yes

9 %

56%

Yes

56 %

No

44 %

55%

No

55 %

Yes

45 %

89%

No

89 %

Yes

11 %

94%

No

94 %

Yes

6 %

Text response insights

15 text responses collected.

Text response insights

89 text responses collected.

85%

Yes

85 %

No

15 %

Text response insights

7 text responses collected.

71%

No

71 %

Yes

29 %

Text response insights

5 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

80%

No

80 %

Yes

20 %