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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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?
Firstly I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for making my dream come to passed. My plan was to improved my leaking thatched roof. Before than my house was leaking every rainy season we will have water flouting in the house because of the thatched roof. But I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for their support. Because right now my house is under construction right now as I'm speaking. I have changed the leaking roof with irons sheets roof.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village with so many new houses. Givedirectly has changed our life
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought three (3) bundle of zinc to improved my leaking roof. I also bought foodstuffs for my children. I was able to send some money to my children that are living Monrovia. I am blessed that I was enrolled on this program.
3rd 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?
My plan was to build my own house in my village, because the house I'm living in right now is just a one room house, my children and are sleep in the same room, that's embarrassing for me. That's why I decided to build my own house in my village, but my income was very low, I'm a farmer, life has been so hard on me, to even get food for my family used to be very difficult for me, my children where all out of school because I never had money to paid their school fees. But when I started receiving transfer from givedirectly our life began to change, I'm now building my dream house in my village, my children eat twice a day, my children are all healthy and in school. Many thanks to Givedirectly for their support.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done very well in my life and that of our village, givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses, and everyone are changing their thactch roof to iron sheets roof, givedirectly has done so well that we can't say all, givedirectly has even empowered our families with financial support, there's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my transfer I was able to buy additional 1bundle of zinc to add on the one I bought before, l also paid my children school fees, and bought enough foodstuff for my family, I was able to paid my tithe in church, and the balance money I was able to paid workmanship.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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 just bought the balance zinc to complete my house. I even bought some nail for the zicing of my house. I also pay my children school feed and even bought them some schools material. I was only living on farming to survive.with the transfer I'm about to have a very descent house in this village. My children are been out of school because of my low income that I'm getting from the farming work.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done great things for me and my family.they are doing Excellency job as an NGO in Liberia. They don't discriminate between people in all of their programs.they are very transparent in all of their work.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Huge of my transfer was spent on my house project. I'm even thinking about starting a new business to help me and my family.it has been very difficult for me and my family. With this transfer I'm about to have a very descent house. I just bought fews bundles of zinc and some nail.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Being a victim of borrowing fiends with your business cash , I have learnt how to manage any cash intended for business purposes. I had a container in which I used to transact cement for years, 2014 to 2018 when I got out of business because of borrowing friends with my business cash that they refused to pay back . The cash borrowed them became bad debt that I was unable to continue the business that I have to come back to my village when things got so miserable for my family and I. I have planned to establish the same business and have vowed not to borrow absolutely nobody with cash intended for my business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What actually restoring hope and most often brought me joys on a daily basis is the Gospel ....I feel please when I listen to the world of God as well as Gospel music because that are some of the means of releasing my stress .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am now a subsistence farmer because of losing my business and there are really physical works your body needs to do before acquiring food in the village. Village life is not an easy things that one should continue with in their entire life . I have to use my physical body in acquiring food for my family and I on a yearly basis . You need to gather very early to be able to accomplish your daily farming tasks as a real farmer. My been a farmer without cash to help hire workers to speed up my jobs has been a challenge for me .
