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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($233 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am a cocoa farmer and presently I have one acre of cocoa. My plan is to become a successful cocoa farmer in the future so my aim is to expand my farm. Therefore, in the coming year, I am hoping to add additional two acres.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done extremely well by giving us cash to improve our lives. I couldn't afford to renovate my parent's house years back but Givedirectly has made it possible for me to reroof.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My parents built a house sometimes ago where I am presently residing. The roof has lived it's usefulness and we have been experiencing leakages during rainy season. But thanks to Givedirectly through her unconditional cash transfer which has made me to re roof my parents' house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($239 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Through farming, I want to acquire so many things in life.
By engaging in more cocoa production in my village, it will help me get to where I want to be in life. I want to see myself as one of the biggest cocoa producers in the entire village.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
When conflicts arise about the cash transfer, Givedirectly always resolves issues in the best possible way. Many people are happy and satisfied with the way their money is spent without any influence of anyone.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Personally, as a father of 3 children and their beautiful mother who farms for survival, I would like to purchase some piece of land and build a house with three bedrooms for my family with the cash transfer received from Givedirectly.I want my family to live a comfortable life.So I will continue farming to meet with my responsibility as a parent.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
All through my life my major means of surviving has been agriculture. In the coming year and beyond, I look forward to investing more in my rubber and Cocoa farms as well as a business to continue providing my family's needs. With that, we can also independently be able to solve some other family problems.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion, there is nothing I noticed that GiveDirectly do wrongly. Since they started visiting our community, they always do numerous visits to check out on us to know how safe we are with the transfer and how it is spent. GiveDirectly always handle our household conflicts properly and make sure they help us resolve them.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The roof over my house is a thatch roof and becomes uncomfortable to live under during rainy season. I already started changing the roof from thatch to zinc. I am planning to use my recent transfer to buy additional zinc bundles and roofing nails to complete the roofing. I will also save some of this recent transfer for the workmanship for the renovation.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan for the transfer is to build a house because the house we in is a family house and it is packed besides we need to be somewhere we can do what we want to do without anyone noticing.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought me happiness is to see myself walking very well, i got wounded on my leg in April and wasn't walking for about three months but by the grace of God i am now up walking very well and fending for my family again.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge we're faced with is feeding because whenever we make our farm pest destroy it and we barely get enough to eat.
