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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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 I was making farm and still making it but my new goal is to build my house and continuing sending my children to school to get quality education.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The money I received from Give Directly make me happy and for that they did well for my family and I.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My last transfer was actually spend on buying seeds , zinc, plank. So I can start to build my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 have a very new goal that I never though of , by the Grace of the Almighty, GiveDirectly was able to come to my aid and have a new goal . My new goal is to educate my children and build a house .
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly had do me a great things that are I can't imagine.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to bye zine and paid position of my children school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($283 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I went up the mountain to call when I suddenly received the message alert. I felt that it was an ordinary alert like the usual one from the GSM Company. I didn't really bother myself checking. Few hours later, I saw some of my neighbors who came up the mountain to check their phone. We normally go up the hill to seek network coverage. I join the team to checked and that was when I realized that my transfer was ready for cash out from Givedirectly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My husband bought a land before his death. I wanted to build, but never had the money. However, With this money at hand, I will start to build.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Saving my first transfer to await the next transfer will help me purchase the needed materials for the construction of a new house. I have decided to build on the land my late husband left behind. My dream has been to build a house, but my earnings were too little to excute my plan. However, with this amount of money from Givedirectly, I will now freely embark on my new house project.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I intend building a house on the land my late husband left for my children in fishtown. The school in jaytoken does not have junior and senior high sections so I intend transferring them to fishtown in pursuit of higher education. The remaining money will be invested into business that will enable me take good care of my children and continue to support them in their educational sojourn. "
What is the happiest part of your day?
Financially, I have been depressed. The greatest day of my life is when my son inlaw aided me with the sum of 4000 thousand dollars, it brought me lots of joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My greatest challenges had been getting money to support my family , because my first husband is late, and the present partner I have has another wife . He is not fully taking responsibility of my children and I. I have to do some causal Labour job at time to feed my children.
