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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new goal is to buy my house. I would like put it in rent so I can help support my children in school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing well in helping poor people with money. They enable us to afford what we never thought we could ever have in life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I intend to buy planks to begin roofing my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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 don't have any new goals, because I already had a goal before receiving the transfer, which is to build my new house. So I decided to buy three bundle of zinc and few packs of to start my building project, for my family and I to have a better living place.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly can help we the poor people with money, for us to build house, send our children to school and start new business. GiveDirectly don't take food nor drink water or take anything from people.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I withdraw my money from my mobile account, I decided to buy three bundle of zinc and few packs of to start my building project, for my family and I to have a better living place. Then when any money leave before the program ends I will use it to do something that will benefit my family and I.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was at my mother house in the other village, when I saw this massage on my phone saying I have received money from GiveDirectly. I was so happy, I jump and being
dancing telling God thank you for GiveDirectly. My mother asked me I told her good news and she was happy for me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I started receiving money from GiveDirectly, I was able to pay my daughter school fees, and I am also working on building new house for my family and I. Before I was down financially, and this my condition cause my daughter to stay out of school for two years.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I withdraw my money from my mobile account I pay my four children school fees and I am keeping the balance money to get the other transfer, so I can start my building project.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"During the past years things have been very difficult for my family. Farming is what we survive on through out our entire life. If eligible I will involve into business and still maintained my farming activities to sustain the family fully. I will also enrolle all of my children in school because some are not yet enrolled in school this semester. I'm so grateful for this opportunity and pray to be eligible. "
What is the happiest part of your day?
" Since this academic year all of my children are not enrolle in school , but my second daughter was opportune to enrolled in school last month by the help of God grace someone came to our aid. Secondly my husband was not paying full attentions on my children and I , but now he is showing little concerned that which brought joy to me and I'm greatful to God almighty. "
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" Getting food had been one of our greatest challenges during the past years we have to make farm before we survive. Most often when we produce our crops pests and diseases always destroying most of the crops,because of this we fine it difficult to feed. "
