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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 fist plan and major goal was to see all my six children back in school, but because of financial difficulties my kids been off out school for the past two years now. Not with standing most of my payments when to was my children school fees and some was spend on purchasing building materials that will enable me to improved my house, just for the betterment of my children future. More over I just want to exstand my many thanks and appreciation to the entire family of Give Directly for the kindness to was me and my family wellbeing. As I speak right now all of my six children are happily back in school and I trying now to improved my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is really doing very well for the people of River Cess County, in the first place no NGO had ever done this in Rivercess County by giving this amount of money in cash to each household from community to community just to rebuild our livelihood.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The cash transfer recently received form GiveDirectly was spend both on my children school fees and purchasing more building materials that will enable me improved our house, just for the so purpose of the betterment of my family living condition.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($284 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 been having a longtime plan in life, because I give birth to four living children and my husband pass off, no support from anywhere. Unfortunately for me all my children been out of school for school fees due to poor income. living condition for us here been very difficult some time to even get food to eat is not easy. I spend all my money on purchasing dry goods to do business and my children school fees. Just want to exstand my appreciation to Give Directly for the kindness to was me and my family wellbeing.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
As for my personal opinion GiveDirectly is really doing very well for all our communities around here, by improving our livelihood.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My money was spend on school fees and purchased dry goods for business purpose. Just for the wellbeing of my children future.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
Interestinly I am 26 years old with (4)four living children. My major goal in life is getting all my children in school and also improving my house. I have no additional source of income to accomplish all these. The house we currently live in was build by my late grandfather many years ago and its even falling apart. Therefore, when I received my transfer, I used portion of the money to pay my children tuition. The balance money was used to renovate my house so that my family and I can move in.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
From my own point of view, GiveDirectly is doing very well in River Cess County, by giving us enough money to improve our livelihood. Most of our children are able to attend school and have regular meal through GiveDirectly's transfer. I am so blessed to be part of this project and I see nothing that GD is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have always wanted to improve my house and also register my four children in school for this academic year 2021/2022. Therefore, money received was mostly spend on my children tuition. The remaining transfer was spent on building materials to improve and expand my house. I am so glad to have benefited from this unique opportunity provided me by GiveDirectly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($269 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Very happy
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
He now eating on time and he also happy to see all of his children back in school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
School fee and Zinc for his house
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am an owner of a three bed room mut house in Tardeh Town and I'm not satisfy with my children and I living conditions. If I'm blessed to receive this cash transfer from Give Directly, I will used it to build a descent house for my children and I so we can live a comfortable life too.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am a very good hunter residing within Tardeh Town. As a hunter, killing a Red Dear is very difficult, however, with the help of God, I was able to kill a very big one before Independence Day. Therefore, I have considered that day to be the happiest day of my life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am a father of seven boys children, two of those children are currently attending a Junior High School in Monrovia and the remaining five children are living with me with just three of them attending an elementary school. Since my wife and I separated, my biggest challenge is to get money inorder for me to sent them to school.
