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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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 zinc and cement to start the building process and I plan to save some money to pay the workers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly gave me money to build my own house. I am so happy to give directly for this transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and cement to start the building process and I have saved some of the money to pay the workers.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($289 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?
Fallah, before GD came, I planned to build a house but could not be realized due to lock of funding. I burned and sell coal but this could not start a house. I was enrolled as a recipient on the GD program and received my first transfer. With the first transfer that was the turning point of my dream. I also planned sending my wife to hospital.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Firstly, I want to take this time to say a very big thanks to Give Directly for services rendered us during the entire enrollment process. You did a great and excellent job.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to buy three (3) bundles of zinc for my new house, paid people to cut the Sticks for the building. I was also able to send my wife to hospital and now she okay. buy food for the children. Thanks to the entire Give Directly family.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($298 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?
Our plans have been how to get money and attend hospital.
I am sick and my wife is also sick, for this reason things have been so difficult with us.
But thank God that Givedirect came to assist us with free cash to help ourselves and so we have decided to build a house for our future home in our old age
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirect is really doing total well, because since I was born I have not seeing this kind of gesture
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
We have agreed with a plan to build our future home
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?
I was very happy. My wife been blind for so many years now. with GD transfer my wife can have a better treatment.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
With my transfer I'm able to have three meals everyday, my children are now in school all thanks to to Give Directly. I'm planning to build my own house with my second transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I decided to spent my most recent transfer on my health and that of my wife. We both been having serious health challenge, my wife is physically challenge (blind).
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" When god help me to get the money, We will go to the hospital first. The both of us have problems with our eyes. After I am ok, I will rebuild my house that broke down. If it is done, I will buy goods and start selling small small things. I want to start selling because my eyes can't allow me to go in the bush like before, so from the business we can continue to generate money to sustain us."
What is the happiest part of your day?
" Me I don't want to lie, I am a Christian, nothing have ever made us happy. Everyday we are in tears, our big son who used to help us died this same year, so what you think will make us happy?" We are now left to suffer until our time reach to go rest with our ancestors."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" Anything human being need to survive are what we are surfing for. Only my one doing everything and I have lost one of my eyes as you can see, my wife has gone bland. No money, no food, slapper to wear and many more are problems. I go in the bus to cut sticks to burn coal before we can eat."
