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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
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In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 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?
No!I have no new goals. The house my family live in is not in a good condition. Things have been difficult for us. My husband has been sick for some time now. To get our family upkeep is sometimes difficult. I could no longer afford my daughter tuition. She dropped from school. I was overwhelmed when I received my transfer. My goal has been to see my daughter become future leader. I am so grateful that after receiving all of the transfers our lives will never be the same again.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does not do anything unwell. It's cash program is a privilege. I am so excited. That they don't accept our gifts of goodwill is what we as villagers think they are not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
This cash program is a life changer. Things have been so difficult for us. We could hardly afford our daily meals. Excitedly, we were enrolled in the GiveDirectly cash program. Our lives has become better since we started receiving payments from GiveDirectly. I was so excited when I received my second payment. Hopefully after receiving all of the transfers our lives will improve for the best. I used some of my money to buy zinc. I also bought some cement and paid my daughter tuition with rest of the money.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($235 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was in my room when I received my atert on my phone. I was happy because with the transfer, my life is getting better than before. My children will always get regular meals Thanks for the grant.My life is now getting better than before.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Now, my life is getting better than before i am getting fat and am always happy since I received the money from GiveDirectly. My life is now making a change.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With this transfer from GiveDirectly, i was able to buy cement and plant to improved my house. I had a plan to improved my sleeping place but my graden couldn't generated money to complete any development in my community. My focus had been food and school fees for my children
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I have a very large family and the house we live in now is small and cannot accommodate us any longer. Moreover, my spouse is very sick with both hands paralysed, therefore I am the only one going through the struggle so as to garther meal for the family.
In this like, when I am successful and get the transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use the money to expand my house and use the balance to find food for my family as well as get my spouse treated so we can have our family back to normality".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"In the last six month before my spouse illness, our farm we made produced more cassava and we were able to keep the family going up to the time my spouse got ill. Those were the happiest moment of my family".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"My spouse is a farmer and he is the major source of income for my family. Few months back he felt sick and his both hands went paralysed and he is currently seeking medication in the sick bush.
Therefore, my biggest challenge now is the means to get money, get proper medication for my spouse and keep the family going even while he recovers".
