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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
RE: Yes i do have a new goal which was to complete my house.
I am fully involved in business, but my business have actually been struggling, so my major worry has been how to revive my business.
Meanwhile I had no money to invest in the business any more.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: Givedirectly is doing amazingly well for us who had been struggling with our projects and businesses.
Imagine i was at the point of going back to nothing because my business was already broken down i can, but givedirectly have kept me going and i have even been strengthen as well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I spend the most of my recent transfer on reviving my business which was at the point of breaking down. I am saving for the completion of my house which have also been on hold for quite some time now.
I am overly grateful to givedirectly for this cash transfer for reviving my business, for giving some of us hope once again.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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?
I don't having new goals before receiving this transfer, my plan was to invest in to huge quantity of dishes business that I'm doing right now; with this business i can be able to do more things for myself.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I don't know how to express my felling to Give Directly institution; because they have improve my business growth from one level to another, i don't having anything on my mind that GD did that is not well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to purchase more dishes as goods for my business; right now I'm the higher importer of dishes in this town. Financially I'm empower.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
Firstly I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for making my dream come to passed. My plan was to build my own house in my village but I never had money to accomplish my plan. I am a business women in my village, I sale faction clothes in my village. But still my income was very low to accomplish my plan. Now I'm building my new house. Many thanks to Givedirectly for their support.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done very well in my life and that of our village, givedirectly was able to paid my children school fees. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses, because everyone is building in the village. Givedirectly was able enrolled our entire village. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my transfer I was able to buy 2 bundle of zinc to build my own house in my village. I additional materials for my business. I will also paid workmanship with my balance money.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($235 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
To admit I was very happy, because this money will enable me solve some of my problem; when the villagers was checking to see weather GD had sent there transfer; when I checked my momo money account and see that GD had sent my transfer i declare my personal Holliday for that day.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference is that ; this money will make great impact in my business in terms of promoting it , and with this money people will trust me to do business with me .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Paying my children school fees and purchasing goods to do business is my first agenda; this identical transfer i want to do a good business so I can be able to stand as a big business personal
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Once upon a time in my life I could afford, my divorce husband and I we had a shop, (3) three fishing boat, and 2 houses, but since we had misunderstanding and separated, he gave me only a single house as my benefit, now I have no other source of income to get money then to rent the house to people. Getting this money, I will establish a business to help me raise financially again.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was very glad December when my sister from Monrovia send me money to support my children schooling, I never had any means of sending my children to school this academy year but my sister did very well for me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am a single parent who is seeing the good in my children's education, I can't affrod their school fees, I can't provide them good shelter, and I can't provide them good food to even eat.
