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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I had no new goals except spending my money on food for my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing everything well in my opinion.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer to buy food for my family and I.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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 point of focus have been to build a house for myself to avoid living in people houses
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirect is one organization that is done extremely well in the community
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Building materials for my house that is under construction
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
Our plans is buy fertilizer, pay children balance school fees and work on the old house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD did well in all aspects of their program since they entered the community
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought fertilizer bag, paid school fees and renovate my old house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am Miatta Tulay from Peeyan town Bomi County, Liberia. I was very excited when I receive transfer massage from Givedrectly and started dancing because, I am a farmer and needed money to buy fertilizer for my garden, and pay my children in school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before receiving money from Givedrectly. I was unable to buy fertilize and water pump machine. my children was out of school because I didn't have money. After receiving the transfer money, I was able to buy all the things I needed and my children are now in school.When I receive the remaining transfer money from Givedrectly, I will build a decent house for my family to have a comfortable place life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
upon receiving transfer money from Givedrectly, I bought fertilizer, water pump machine, and paid my children school fees. I was completely broke and didn't have money for payment of my children school fees.Givedrectly took me by surprise and send me forty thousand three hundred and seventy five Liberia dollars as first payment I am so happy.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I intend to pay my children tuition fees, buy food and start a small business that will help us with money to continue to pay our children tuition fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months me and my family have been engaged with our farm, but since the rice started to ripen it has increased our happiness. Right now my family is very happy to see that we will not be hungry again because our farm will provide is with rice.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The current challenges facing us is that we need money to purchase fertilizer to make our pepper farm. Because we lack enough money to pay tuition fees and buy food, we are unable to make more farm to bring us additional money to cover some of the family needs.
