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4th 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 plan to buy a business, I plan to improve my house with a new roof and I also plan to buy food for the house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Improving my house with a new roof, staring a new business and also buying food for the house, all are good things that give directly did for me. This money really helping me to improve my life. I am so much grateful to give directly for the great help given me from the first transfer to the last transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and cement to start improving my house with a new roof, I bought food for the house and I also started a new business to continue improving my life.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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 buy zinc to build my house, I plan to buy matress for my daughter, food and I am also planning to improve my house with a new roof.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I was really stranded, not having money to send my children to school. But after receiving this money from give directly, I was able to send my children to school and they all are happily in school. Give directly did well again by sending their staff to resolve conflict in relationship. Give directly trained all the workers in the field because they really know how to talk to me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc to build my house,I bought zinc again to improve my old house with a new roof and I also bought food for the house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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 planned to renovate my house, buys new mattress, and pay my daughter's school fees before receiving my second cash transfer from Givedrectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly is doing more than well for us in this village. All of our children that been out of school for the past semesters are now in school. We have good food to eat on a daily basis and a comfortable mattress to sleep on. I am happy and want to extend thanks and appreciation to Givedrectly. I have not hear or notice anything that Givedrectly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon receiving my second cash transfer from Givedrectly, I bought one bundle of zinc, did payment of my daughter school fees,bought mattress and food for my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($260 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money I was very happy because I had no money to register my children in school this Academic year. I have been very worried about my kids schooling this year but Give directly was a blessing to me. I received my first transfer and was able to get my children register in school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My home been out of food and two of my kids weren't in school, but this transfer has blessed
Me so much. I'm grateful to God Almighty for this blessing. I have enough food in my house and all my kids are in school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on my children Education..
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" As I speak to you right now, the plan I have is to build my house. Like you have seen, where I and my family live right now is a kitchen. When this money comes, that will be the first thing my family will do. Education is a priority. My husband and myself are not able to pay school fees for all our children, I will also use portion of the money to pay my children school fees.!
What is the happiest part of your day?
" our son currently lives with my sister in Tubmanburg, Bomi County. Semester of recent, he came out as the dux for his class; in other words, He came the first in terms of ranks. This made my and my family very happy because we thought by he leaving us and going to another place to stay and school would have negative impact on his studies but it didnt.."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" Getting food to eat right now is not an easy thing for us. My husband and I are not working right as such, getting our basic needs have been a major challenge.!
