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Tetee
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
74
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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?
RE: I was surviving from hand to mouth by the little farm products I fight to get but all that change when givedirectly started giving us money. With my recent transfer i am going to purchase cement for the completion of the renovation of my house. Now with standing givedirectly transfers have given me a decent sleeping place which I am proud to call a home. I couldn't have done this on my own as a person, so i thank givedirectly for this help.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: Givedirectly have been / is doing extremely well from the beginning of this program up till now they have not change. Givedirectly workers are very different from other NGOs workers in terms of talking and listening to people. I consider them(employees) very trained and decent. They smile with you while talking to you even when you are asking plenty questions, and they never gets tired answering our questions.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I am going to use the most of my money on purchasing cement for the completion of the renovation of my house which is already in process. The rest of the money i have planned to set up a little business to help me when givedirectly is no more in my community. Since givedirectly is not here forever it will not be good if they(givedirectly) than i go back to square one just like that so the bussiness will help keep me up.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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 don't have any new goals, I'm sticking to my previous plan that is , to finish my house . House is very important in the rural areas because when you get house in our town you are respected in society .
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD did well by giving free money transfer to we the poor people, for that reason, rain is not dropping on me again, it's a plus to GD operation because I'm no longer sleeping in rain . Nothing bad i have seen that GD not do well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I purchased new bundles of zinc and planks to roof my newly constructed house .
 
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?
No, I am still maintaining my initial goal of improving my house roof from thatch to zinc or iron sheets. For too long now, my family and I have suffered a leaking roof. We do not sleep at night whenever rain falls because almost all part of the roof leaks. During rainy time, we place buckets and tobes to leaking spot of the ceiling to stop our things from getting wet or damage. I am so tire of this way of life. Therefore, my most recent transfer will enable me to resolve this difficult way of life by constructing a new roof.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing extremely well for us here in Gbagbo's Town. It is my first time to experience an Organisation giving out cash directly to people. And this is so impressive to me. It is because of GiveDirectly that my family and I are about to live under a roof made of zinc. So, l am too grateful for this opportunity and want to extend my true gratitude and thanks to GiveDirectly for being here for us. Hence, I have not experience or heard of any things unwell of this organisation.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on the payment of the sawing of planks and purchasing of zinc nails to start the improvement of my house roof. I have already bought zinc from my past transfer and it is in storage. Because of the suffering my family and I go through during rainy time, it is indeed my goal to have an improve roof. Now that I have received this most recent transfer I am going to construct a new roof made of planks and zinc, where we can happily live.
 
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 my daughter informed me that Give Directly has sent me Money, I was very happy and dancing going up the hill to see her and my grand-children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I feel good and dream of sleeping under zinc every night. I am very happy and healthy in my body because of the good news from Give Directly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I told my daughter that I want to change the roof of my house so we are waiting to receive the rest of the transfer so she can go and buy my zinc. I feel very good and I know my house will soon have zinc instead of palm Tash.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the money to change my house, buy new zinc and plaster my house and the balance I will sell my small small things with it because I am old now I can't do farming work.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When I am having service with my friends in the church that can make happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My challenges now is my house and I want to change the roof.