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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
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?
I don't having new goals before receiving this last transfer; i had already plan to Impove and furnish my house with my last transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly do well by providing free cash transfer to I and my family's without paying back ; and what does GD do that is not well i don't experience anything yet.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Purchasing of food for the completion of my house, paying of children school fees and getting furniture fro the house. This is what I'm planning to do with my last transfer.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
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?
My goal has been to complete my house which I withdrew portion of my third transfer to purchase zinc to complete my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind GiveDirectly did well by giving me money to help myself which I am doing now by building my house. I have not noticed any bad things about GiveDirectly yet.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I withdrew portion and bought zinc to complete the zincing of my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
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?
There is Know new goal i will like to talk about before receiving this transfer ; right now the improvement of my house is the only thing on my agenda.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Giving such amount of money is too much for me and this had transformed my life so for that give directly really did well for me, on the other hand all is well nothing to talk about that GD did that is bad.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to Purchase gas so i can saw enough plank for the roofing of my house , paying of children school fees and getting food for the family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
RE: It was on a Thursday morning when givedirectly transfer my town cash but I never knew so i went to my newly burn farm first thing in the morning to plant corn, upon my return later in the morning to the town i saw the whole town out side down, everyone rejoicing and dancing with joy.
Sincerely speaking I was confused so i rash in my house to drop my cutless and change in to something better than i ran to one of my neighbours and asked what's going on?
It was at that moment my neighbour told me to check my phone that givedirectly transfer have been send, so i hurry for my phone in my pocket and put in the mobilmoney code there i saw my cash and right away i joined the dance and celebration.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
RE: With givedirectly transfer my family and i have believe that there is nothing impossible under on this earth, because changing our house roof to zinc was only a dream from a far.
Givedirectly transfer have given us so much joy in our hearts that help us glow differently.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I am going to be living my dream, that is renovating my house roof. I purchasef my house zinc and sticks when i cashout the money i have also purchase nails and other materials for the renovation.
Before the coming of givedirectly to my community changing my house roof to zinc has only been a dream because i couldn't afford even in my wildest dreams.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Our major source of income is farming, and the major challenge we are faced with is our district isolation (we live on an isIand) from the county, we face huge challenges in getting development ( Build materials, school, farming tool ETC.) coming here, we are living in abject poverty and no better place to sleep, now getting this transfer I will renovate our house and establish a mini business to help keep the family up.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the past three months, my little daughter was seriously sick almost to death, but she was rushed to St. Francis Hospital in Cestos and it took her a very long time to recover but by God's intervention, she recovered, this got me so happy till now.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We don't have a better living place, we don't eat good food, because of the water boundary, we don't have access to all these things.
