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Joseph
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liberia
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faceAge:
77
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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 desire is to plaster my house and made sugarcane farm that will sustain me.I'll also pay people to do my work and monitor them. Givedirectly has done so much for me especially in my daily life. I was able to handle a thousand for the very first time in my life. My has Change through Givedirectly program i build my house and invested in a sugar farm.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I enjoyed this program and I want to appreciate Givedirectly for giving me money to establish myself. My pray for God blessing to be with them always and pray that they will someday come bad
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My first and second transfer that i received from Givedirectly was used to build my house. The third and the fourth will be used to plaster my house and hire people to clean my sugarcane farm.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($291 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 always dreamed of living in a zinc house, but i couldn't afford to build a of my own house because, there was no money. Givedirectly came and change my story.i have built a house from the transfer i received from Givedirectly. My next plan is, i want to plaster my house and buy a floor mat and furnish my room. I will like to start a agribusiness where i intent to plant sugarcane and produce cane juice for selling. I will forever remain grateful to God for this program i'm one of the most happiest old man in my village.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly has done so much good things for me. I am very much suprise because from my youth days up to present, no one has ever given me hug amount of money without any cost attached. Givedirectly has done good by changing my living status. Through Givedirectly i have aquire property for myself and my children.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My recent transfer that i received from Givedirectly, was used to buy cement, sand and the balance was used to pay people to make my farm. And i also pay people to transport the sand from the riverside.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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 agenda is to eat good meal everyday. Getting food for my children has been one of my greatest challenge as a father. I want to build a new house along with a decent bathroom inside for guest. I'am planning to install solar panels in my house so i can be able to get current for my children study. I want to buy a very comfortable matress for my wife and I. We have never had a good sleep because, I couldn't afford money to get good mattress.so we slept on the mud bed.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done well for me. Givedirectly has given make my dreams to come to past. I am not the only beneficiary of this programin my family. Some of my family members has benefited through Givedirectly program. The transfer i received has brought me some new development. The only thing that Givedirectly is not doing well is they don't me the chance to show my gratitude through actions but, only in words.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought fify bags of cement to complete the plastering of my .I used portion of the transfer to settle my mother's in law medical bills. The remaining transfer is in saving . I want to get one second handed motorbike for my brother to help do my business.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($267 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
my first transfer it was like a dream to me. I was very much happy, I started singing and dancing. This was so surprising to me. I haven't received such a huge amount of money in my life before. I started calling my grandchildren telling them what GiveDirectly has done for us Because life are not been easy with me over the past few years,things are been very difficult for me and my grandchildren.I never have money to do anything but since I received this money i have started a new business.and it is also helping me and my family at large With this money I'm able now to sent my grandchildren to schools and do other things for myself.we are praying now so that we can get our balance transfers to continue.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that my life has started improving from where it was. The hardships has gone down little bit because of the first transfer that I received from GiveDirectly. I didn't have anything because of my husband death. After his death things began difficult. I was always worry about my grandchildren. I depended on farming to survive but my age can not permit me to work harder again. GiveDirectly has been the biggest difference in my daily life. With the transfer that they sent me, i am able to get my own business and also sent my grandchildren to school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
my first transfer it was like a dream to me. I was very much happy, I started singing and dancing. This was so surprising to me. I haven't received such a huge amount of money in my life before. I started calling my grandchildren telling them what GiveDirectly has done for us Because life are not been easy with me over the past few years,things are been very difficult for me and my grandchildren.I never have money to do anything but since I received this money i have started a new business.and it is also helping me and my family at large With this money I'm able now to sent my grandchildren to schools and do other things for myself.we are praying now so that we can get our balance transfers to continue
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan is to replace the thatch with zinc. Due to the high level of poverty , I'm unable to have a zinc roofed over my head since I was born.
What is the happiest part of your day?
At my age now, I only need food for survival. Just by having a meal to eat a day, it makes so happy. Getting food has not been that easy for me, once I'm thought of and given food, I feel blessed.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenged I'm faced with is my health. I'm unable to seek good medical treatment due o the lack of money. Now I live in the house alone with no one to look after me. Some days, I have to go at my daughter's place in the nearby town to eat and seek treatment but still no improvement.