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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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 am so happy and don't know how to thanks GiveDirectly. I have been living in a house that was in a deplorable condition but today, I am living in a house that I no longer have to change my bed position when it is raining. This has been my goal to have a reputable house to live in.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Nothing absolutely GiveDirectly has done wrong from the day the organization entered into this town. Infact GiveDirectly is the first organization I have seen in my community the employees do not accept someone doing favor for them or giving them gift. In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by leaving us with the decision as recipients how to spend the money given us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Through the transfer I was able to buy three bundles of zinc, eight gallons of gasoline to saw planks for the roofing and furniture works on my house and the balance was used to buy zinc and wire nails. once again I appreciate what this God sent organization has done for me and my family.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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 decided to complete my house project.I even bought some gas to saw my planks.I just pay my big son graduation feed from this same transfer. I'm thinking about starting a new business to help me. I was only depending on farming to survive. With givedirectly transfer I'm about to have very descent house. I also pay for my balance zinc that I'm going to complete my house with and fews nails.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is one NGO that i really give them credit in theirs job. They are really doing well for us more especially poor people of Liberia. I'm very much grateful to them from their level of support.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Huge of my transfer was spent on my house project. Little amount was on my big daughter children tuitions.I'm thinking about establish a very huge business. With this transfer I'm planned to complete my house. I just pay my children tuition and even bought them some schools material.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($285 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was in the market when I received my transfer. I was very excited. I started to praise God and appreciate GiveDirectly. I have suffered making farm. The road that leads to my town is very deplorable, there is no way for me to carry my plantain to the market. I live in a very old house. I have planned to buy zinc and nails to build new house. I wll also pay my children fees. I have a hope of having a new house soon to live in.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life now is, I am stress free. I don't worry about looking for money to build my own house now because GiveDirectly has made it easy by giving me money. My children will not be put out of class, because I am going to pay all their school fees. My entire family can't stop praising God for GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have planned to spend my transfer on two important things. I have been living in a very old house. I had a planned to build my house, but I couldn't get much money from the farm work I am during to undertake such project. With my transfer, I will buy building materials to build my own house. I will also pay my children school fees. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for my transfer.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
All my life I always wanted to be an educated person;but the opportunity to go was not given. Another thing is to build a house with Iron zinc. I have my big daughter who live in the city, she is there with her children, her husband just died no money to really keep the children in school. As a mother to her I want to help but no money. Today if I am bless to get some of this money I want to do 3 things for living. 1.I will want to build a bigger house with zinc ontop of it. 2.I want to do good business to get more money coming in and my last is to helped my daughter in the city to put my grandchildren in school. I feel with this my plans will give me a better life again.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Even thou I just lost my little nephew but I so glad that Give Directly is here today in Gbah town and not just that but for me to be selected as a house hold head. I am happy because this news is a change for life news.I am glad that Give Directly came this far to rescue us from the hard ship we are going through. This day for me will never be fighting, I so so happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As we all know our every day life is to look for money. Everything we do is money. Today leaving the city to come and live in this village is the challenge of looking for money in the city. Living in the city is a very difficult task. I face a day to day challenge in getting money to keep my husband standing as a man. With out my help he would fall. So money is my greatest problem now. I am in need of money.
