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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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 goal is to fix my house and send my children to school and pay contractors for the renovation process.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly do well in helping me with cash transfers to pay my children school fees fix my house and do lots of things that i couldn't do before we were enrolll for the program. GiveDirectly is a life changer and im grateful.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my most recent cash transfer purchasing 5 bumdles of zinc and i also used $15,000 to take care of my children school fees and other school materials. I also pay contractors for the renovation.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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 old house and build a new house infront of my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirect have empowered me to do more than before and I thank God for everything
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am using my money to buy house materials for the house to be built and the other house to be renovated
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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?
Before and after I received my transfer I had plans. used to depend on coal burning before I send my kids to school, before I put food on my table. Since I received my transfer I have lots of options, I can now paid my kids school fees and buy food in my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I used to burned coal and make rice farm before my kids goes to school, but with my Give Directly transfer I can now paid my children school fees, and build my own house. My living conditions was very bad. I was partly living on the coal bed, we used to eat one time everyday but with my Give Directly transfer i can now eat two times a day and send my kids to school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on building my house in my village and improving my small business
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
On December 9, 2021, I was lying down in my room taking some rest when my granddaughter heard my phone message alarm and told me that my phone was ringing. I didn't believe her at first but I thought it wise to ask my brother to check my phone and see if it was really ringing. When he checked the phone, he told me that GiveDirectly has sent me money on my mobile money account, I was so happy that day because I knew that was a great help for me and my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before GiveDirectly came to help us in this town, it was my dream to have a new house but I couldn't because of lack of money, now that I have received this money from GiveDirectly, I can finally make my dream come true. I was also able to help my granddaughter with her school fees so that she can complete secondary School.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have decided to build a new house with my transfers, my husband has gone to the market to buy some building materials so that we can start the house project, I also paid my granddaughter school fees with some of the money. I bought food also and the remaining amount has been saved for future expenses.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive the transfer, I will renovate my house. This is because this house is very old now and the roof is leaking badly.
I have been anticipating about renovating it, but I have never had sufficient cash for that. The little money I can earn from producing coal, I used it for my children school and as well as food for the home. So if I am successful to receive the cash, this will be a huge opportunity for meI to change the roof and also do general renovation.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Yes, I have been happy within the time made mentioned of. Like this week, I was very happy and still happy because two of my children completed 9th Grade and also sat the Government national exam; and they are now about to go to Monrovia to continue their education starting with 10th Grade. Thats alone makes me happy; because for children to stay in this community and complete 9th grade is a serious challenge for us and the entire community. This is because the peer pressure from other friends who are married and not going to school on those that are going to school is a serious thing for those going to school to bear. So for them to sailed through that successful, I am indeed happy for that.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
One of the major challenges for me and my family here is how to get enough food for the family regularly. I considered food as a major challenge because the only way we able to provide food for the family is by making farm. But for now, I am not strong and my husband too is not As the result, we are unable to make farm every farming season so as to have more food in the home. Because of this, we always have food shortage in the home.
