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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
Yes, I didn't have the goal of improving the roof of my father's house but I decided to do so when I received money from GiveDirectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing very well because the organization is helping us with money for us to help ourselves.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and nails to work on the roof of my father's house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
No, as I said from the beginning that, I want to build my own house. I want to have a property on my own. The house I'm currently residing in belong to my father and I don't want to embarrass him because I have my girlfriend who is staying with me in the house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
For me, GiveDirectly has helped us with money and that is a good thing. I felt that I was too small to handle such a huge amount of money. I will soon have my own house because of GiveDirectly. I'm very much thankful to GiveDirectly for helping me to help myself.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not spent a cent of my money yet. But I'm intending to build my own house because I want to be a property owner too. I'm waiting to collect all of my money to start up my new house projects.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($298 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new plan is to build a house. The house that I stay in right now doesn't belong to me.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing good by helping people with money so that they can better their lives. And for what they are not doing well, I can't say to that, because I have seen all that they are doing to be good.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on buying materials for the building of my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($267 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I went in the morning to another town near the gas station in search of network than i received message with my transfer payment from Give Directly i started to dance because God has done it for me. My coal business was not making money like before so i was praying to God for money. When i saw the message i couldnt believe so i dance because Givedirectly has made me smile again.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in our daily life is that im going to increase my coal business this will help me to get more money to take care of my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will spend my transfer on improving my coal business to make it big by buying more fuel and gas to burn more coal because the business was so small it was from hand to mouth.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" The house I'm currently living in was roofed using palm thatch, if we are opportune to get this money, my family and I will change the our roof using zinc."
What is the happiest part of your day?
" Hearing of the news of Corona Virus brought me serious fear knowing what Ebola did in our country. By the special grace of God, my family and I have never come down with the virus."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" Currently, we are in the raining season in Liberia, I burn charcoal for survival. When ever you burn the charcoal, you don't get buyer that easily, sometimes; you have to credit the charcoal, but getting the money is a major challenge. In the worst case, you might not even find a buyer leading to the charcoal spoiling. As a result of this providing food for my family is a major challenge."
