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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?
My goal is to plaster my house. I will want for Givedirectly to improve us into business. My goal is for Givedirectly to give us additional money to keep us in business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly has done well for. My life has been transformed into another stage. I was able to build a zinc house. I
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought three bundles of zinc. I also bought gas and bought wood to pay the house.i am grateful to God for the program.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($291 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?
When I received my transfer I was very much happy and rejoicing that day. I was happy because in my whole life I haven't received such of money for free without paying back. So when I received my first transfer I decided to build my own house in my village, before than the house I was living in, is my family house, I only had a room in my father house. A used to be very embarrassing for my children and l, to even get food for my family used to be very difficult for me, I will work on people's farm the whole day just to get money to paid my children school fees. But with the help of givedirectly my life is improving, My new goal is to start a new business where in when givedirectly goes I will be able to paid my children school fees, support my family and provide good food for them.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done very in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly was able to enroll everyone in our village. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well, many thanks to Givedirectly for their support.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to paid 24,000 for Cement, and also pay workmanship, the rest of the money I was able to paid my children school fees and buy additional building materials
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I was living in my big brother house with my family. I never had enough money to build my own house. my source of livelihood was only making garden and sell it to sustain the family. With the gift from Givedirectly, I have developed a new goal. My new goal is to build a new house and save part of my transfer to multiple it for future benefit like children school fees, hospital bill and food. Currently, I am using this second transfer to move on with my construction faster. A very big thanks to the Givedirectly family for their assistance.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I thank GiveDirectly for making me a great person in my community.GiveDiretly did well by making me to own money which I have never seen in my life.In my opinion, what Givedirectly has not done well is the cash out process. because going to Grand Bassa was very expensive and stressful in withdrawing the transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have been able to buy more construction materials to push up my building so that my family will have a comfortable and spacer living place. With the financial help from Givedirectly, I am happy because, I was really suffering to get my family support. Now, with the first and second transfer, I am relaxed because, The way I use to wake up earlier to go in my garden is not happening anymore. Thanks to Givedirectly for making me who I am now in my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($267 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was on my way to my mother in law house when I received my GiveDirectly transfer alert. I was so happy and rejoicing and also thinking on how to used the money that was given to me. Because this is the first time in my life to received such money for free. It wasn't easy on me few years ago. To even get food to eat a day was a challenge for me. I wanted to go to school but didn't have the support to enroll. I feel blessed to be on this program and to be successfully enrolled as a recipient. I now have the hope that I am going to enroll myself in school. I am also trying to build my own house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life now is that my children now eat twice a day and I was able to paid their registration fees to get them in school. I'm not working for people anymore. I'm my own boss. I used to cut Palm for people just to provide food for my family . Now I'm not doing that anymore since I received the money. These are the biggest difference in my daily life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon receiving my transfer I bought 3 bundle of zinc to start building my house right away. I took some of my transfer to paid my children school fees. I have also paid my registration fees to get back in school.
Before than, my worry was to build my own house, registered my children in school and also provide food and school materials for my children.
Thanks to Givedirectly that I was enrolled on this program. Without this GiveDirectly cash transfer, my living conditions would've been the same.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My first priority is to complete my schooling and the get a house for my wife and children and to send my children to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My father contacted someone who wanted a person to ride a motorcycle and pay back his money, so he brought me the motorcycle to run with an agreement to pay every week. I think that was the only happiness I got over the past months.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
For me, getting tuition fees is something difficult for me for so getting this money will surely be a great help.