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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?
My new goal is to build my house. I have purchased building materials like three zince, planks, and zince nails
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly does well in talking to people and helping them in solving their problems. I dont see anything Givedirectly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer was spent on matress and some was sent to my wife for her poor health condition
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($248 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 don't have any new goals, because I already had a goal before receiving the transfer, which is to buy building materials so I can start my building project and to also pay for my wife treatment.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly can help people with money, for them to pay their school fees, develope their community and to also do business. GiveDirectlycan't ask for food nor water or anything from people.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I withdraw my money from my mobile account, I bought two bundle of zinc to start my building project , because it has been my plan to build a decent house for my family and I, then I also paid for my wife treatment.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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 don't have any new goals, because I already had a goal before receiving the transfer, so I decided to buy one bundle of zinc, twenty pieces of planks to start my building project, so my family and I can have a good living place, then I also sent money to my wife in Monrovia for her treatment.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly can help people with money, so they can carry on development in their community and to also do business. GiveDirectly don't take food nor water or anything from people
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I withdraw my money from my mobile account, I bought one bundle of zinc, twenty pieces of planks to start my building project, so my family and I can have a good living place, then I also sent money to my wife in Monrovia for her treatment.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was walking with my brother to the waterside when I saw this massage on my phone saying I have received money from GiveDirectly, I was so happy I started smiling telling God thank you for GiveDirectly, I wanted to dance but I couldn't dance on the street, so after few minutes I went home with the happy, then I being to dance at the same time explaining to my family about the good thing GiveDirectly did.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I started receiving money from GiveDirectly my life is far better than before. First I was unable to do something for my family and I, because of GiveDirectly I was able to afford these things that I wanted to do for my family and I.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I withdraw my money from my mobile account, I bought one Mattress for my family and I, fourteen pieces of planks to build my new house, I also sent money to my wife Monrovia for her treatment, then I used the balance money to pay my two grandchildren school fees.
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access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan long time ago that if I have enough money,I want to build a house. I have difficulties in paying my children rent .I want to build a very big house and each of them will have a room of thier own. I moved in this town since 2018.I build a small house to start up my family. As time went by, I started my little hustle and bought two lots of land.The land is not yet developed due to lack of finance and children school fees. I am out of job, but I do farming every year to keep up the family. Even though the farm work is difficult, but it help me a whole lot.I use the money generated from the sale of crops to buy food,pay school fees and the little was kept for emergency.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I have never in my life see any group of such. Neither a NGO to do or hear what Give Directly is about to do or is doing. Other Groups will come but the only build hand pump, palava hut etc and that's all. Today Give Directly have come to make most of our people own phone and understanding about mobile money transfer. It's a wonderful news of our time and the young generations. I am so happy. Thanks for the good work. My two lots will finally be developed.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I challenge and my biggest challenge is to build a very big big house on the two lots of land I bought. Considering my age; I am getting older and want to leave them together in one home. My bigger children are all out, but the smaller ones are here with me and they are my future. I am not actively doing the farm work like before; the only thing now is to get this money and then the money will helped me build the house.
