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Siafa
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
77
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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?
No new plan my previous plan still stand to improve my house and start my own business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did extremely.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought motorbike for business and 1 bundle of zince and 8 bags of cement and used some of my transfer for farming.
 
3rd 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 do agriculture work on my farm with the money that give directly send to me, I plan to buy water machine for the garden,I plan to pay my children school fees 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?
Give directly gave me money to fulfilled all of the plans I have.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought food for the house, l have paid my children school fees, bought some fertilizer for the garden and , I also bought the water machine.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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 had plans to build my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My name is Siafa Kromah, ID-1674085 from Folley town Dowein District Bomi County Liberia. I was so happy when I received my first cash transfer from Give Directly. I have been worried over mean of raising money for my children school fees and money to take care of my home. To buy furniture for my house, get money and how to raise money to built myself a house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life now is that, I am no longer worried as before. My children are going to school, everything is just getting okay my brother
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my first cash transfer, I was able to pay my children school fees, bought some furniture for my house and bundle of zinc for my house project.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I'm successful to receive this transfer I intend to pay my child tuition fees and buy food for my family.Even though I'm engaged in farming but the money they is not enough to pay my child tuition fees and provid for my family
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has make me happy in the last six months has been when I received food from my family members which I didn't pay for.That brought so much joy to me because at that time I did have any money to provide food for my household.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
One of the major challenges is getting money to Cater to the family.Right now I'm not able to make big farm to get enough money to meet my family basic needs and pay my child tuition fees because I'm old and I don't have the energy like before