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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
I have a new goal, that is to plaster my house after building and I would love to also place TV in my house if possible.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing well they have brought us the poor people joy. In terms of what they have not done well, I have not seeing anything bad.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to buy gas to saw wood for my building I am trying to build and also pay workmanship with my current transfer.
3rd 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?
I had a plan to build my house and roof it with zinc, but how to get the money has been difficult. I make plan to go into canoe bush and craft canoe for me to be able to generate money to build my house but when this opportunity came it ease up that stress and I decided to used the money to buy my zinc and build my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion GiveDirectly is doing well by giving us direct money, as for not doing well I have not seeing any bad things yet.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to buy my zinc and build my house but I stay have it on my phone.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($290 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 wasn't thinking about roofing my house with zinc prior to me getting enrolled on this program.After I received my first two transfers,I decided to buy zinc instead of using palm tarch.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing exceptionally well for us the poor dwellers of this town.They have helped us become self dependent
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on building my new house and sending children to school
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I saw the message on my phone that I have received money from Give Directly, I was very happy and felt like I have gotten the whole world. This came as a surprise and a sign of re-establishment/reconnection to society in Life. Because receiving such huge money with just no cost attached was like a dream to me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before the intervention of Give Directly Program Things was very difficult on me.my means of survival were, setting traps or making farms just to sustain the family. At times, we will not find food from the morning hours to evenings hours. Most often, we used to eat Garree and coconut than later in the night, we would cook two cups of rice. Things became very hard on us. In addition, the entire roof over my house had been leaking and there was no solution in settling the problem so we had to live by it but when I got enrolled and received my first transfer from Give Directly, things became very easy for me and my family. We started eating good food and bought zinc for my house to re-roof it. I felt like a real human again and not thinking like hopeless person. Right now, my family and I are happily living at the result of the Give Directly intervention.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc for my house and food
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
By the help of God, if I get my cash transfer, I want to build a zinc house and start a little business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am so happy that GiveDirectly came to my village after seeing they passing through to reach to some of our neighboring towns and villages. I am sure that GiveDirectly has come to turn my life around.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My challenge is money, it is because of lack of money that I am not able to do planty things for myself and my family.
