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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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 plan to improve my house with a new roof, I plan to pay my grandchild school fees and I also plan to do a new business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly gave me money to improve my life with a new roof, paying my grandchild school fees and even trying to do a business. It came a time, I could not afford money to send my grandchild to school and to do other things. It was through the help of give directly, that I was able to do them.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc to improve my house with a new roof, I have paid my grandchild school fees and I also started a new business to improve my life.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
When we built the house we are living in now, the plan was to plaster it, but we didn't have the money to do that, until when Givedirect came and blessed us with an amount of money and this is how we are renovating the house today
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is really helpful to us, because the hardship some of us have been going through in this town, have been reduced because of what they are doing for us.
I don't know how many times, I should say thank you and again.Let God bless Givedirect and even the workers that are going around every day
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money was used to purchased house materials and food for both our house and those that are doing the work.respectively
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($285 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to improve my house I am living in right now and make it more beautiful with a toilet attached to it as well so that my family can live more comfortable. Having a toilet for my family will be a great help because it has been challenging and embarrassing over the years, that is why it is my main goal for now and I know with the help of GiveDirectly, I can make it come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well by being fair in their program processes, they are also kind in talking to us during the time of interviews, they have also targeted in helping poor people like me that really need such help which I admire so much. I don't have anything wrong to say about GiveDirectly for now, I am satisfied with their program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my second transfer to buy building materials for my house project which has been my dream for some time now, I also paid my granddaughter school fees with some it and the remaining amount was used to buy food for my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($283 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I feel satisfy because, I was not having money to improve my house by buying doors for my house and not even having money to send my children to school. But after receiving this money from give directly, I was able to buy three doors for my house, I paid my children school fees and I also bought some school materials for my children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
At first, I was not having any money to support my children in school, I was not having money to buy some school materials for my children and don't even have money to buy doors. But through this money that give directly people send me, l was able to provide doors for my house, I was able to provide my children school fees and I also bought some school materials for my children.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought three doors for my house, I paid my children school fees and I also bought some school materials for my children.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive the cash transfer, I will renovate my house. My house as it stands three opening do not have doors. And the condition is a serious security risk for me. I Would also want to put floor and do general renovation when I am successful to receive the cash. This, I have anticipated long time but I don't have money for that. To make worse, since my spouse passed last year, it is now a serious thing for me to provide food for the home and also raise money to implement the plan just talked about.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Yes, I am happy because I am alive. I am also happy because of this great promise that GD has made to me and the community.
Although my husband is no more as mentioned earlier. And with that, I am not all of the time happy-I must admit that. But the fact that I got live, it is something I am happy for; especially with GD presence in our community today as well.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The two major challenges I got here are how I can find another man that will be like my late husband and take care of me; and also how to raise money to send my grand children to school.
I considered finding a spouse to be one of the challenges because as a woman who first husband has pass, to find another man is not an easy thing.
I also mentioned money to send my grand child to school as a challenge because, I really do not doing anything here that I will earn money from for that purpose ; especially since my spouse died. Although the grand child has father and mother, but I don't know the father location now. And the mother too is in another marry home where she is having her own difficulties too. So, I really pray to be successful to receive this cash. Maybe by that, I will be able to find new spouse and as well send my grand child to school.
