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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I was a farmer and still doing my farming work but thank God for give directly for helping us empower ourselves through the transfer I received, so my new goal is to buy medicine and sell them to my neighbours and also to send my children to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly did extremely well because being a farmer is not an easy thing so by the help they render to us makes me happy and by that I am pleased with them.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer was spend on my business which is to buy medicine for resale and I also purchased a land for my children.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
After I received the transfer on my mobile account , I thought on buying one lot of land and some building materials, so I can can build drugstore, for my family and I to live on it. Because this will help my family and I greatly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly can help people with money, for them to be able to improve their life. By building decnte house and supporting their children in school. GiveDirectly don't take food nor water or anything from people.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
What I am planning to do with my money, is to buy one lot of land and some building materials, so I can build drugstore for my family and I to live on it. Because this will help my family and I greatly.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($245 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have a very new goal upon receiving this transfer,the new goal that I have is to buy cattle (cow) to raisie it for business purpose.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Gd inproved my life by having what I never had before.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer was spend on the advance payment of my cattle (cow).
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My spouse, who is physically challenged and I borrowed $70,0000 (seventy thousands Liberian dollars) from a community financial saving in early May ,2018 with an interest rate of 20% to build this house and pay school fees for our son who is attending the Zwedru Multilateral high school in Grand Gedeh county. . I have, on several occasions been threatened to be put out or invaded of my house including my family because we haven't completed the payment which deliquent interest payment has been added. I have also had a plan to cement the wall and floor of my house to no avail due to limited resources. As I am opportune to receive the unconditional cash transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use any percent of the amount received to pay back the money owed and use the balance amount to cement my house as well as continue with my son school fees payment at the Zwedru Multilateral high .
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning hours of every day I am happy because these are the hours all my children can be available to greet me before leaving for the farm or any other area .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The continual threats from the board of the community financial saving where I borrowed cash from in May ,2018 because my spouse and I being unable to payback in full the amount borrowed is my main challenge faced with as of present. The fact that every little cash generated from the sale of palm nuts goes to our dept payment, my son school has discontinued and he is presently working on farm with us contrary to my previous plan to support him with his education. These are my challenges faced with at the moment.
