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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?
My goal was to do a business of my own.I was not doing anything that can bring income.
I was depending on my husband for every thing.my husband is a fisherman, and we were surviving through that until give-directly came to my rescue and now I am doing a business of my own.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did well by making my life to change because my dream was to do business but never had the opportunity to do that because of lack of money.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend all of my transfer on buying fishing materials like cannon,fishing net and hook.
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?
Before the coming of GiveDirectly, I had a plan of doing business. My greatest goal have been becoming a successful business person that will be depended upon by my family and the community. I want a business that will empower me sufficiently and financially and also give my children better future.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own thinking, I believe that poverty is a very deadly disease that is hard to cure. To get well from it is by the grace of God. I believe that the grace of God is upon me that's why I am favoured by the Unknown called GiveDirectly. I pray that God Almighty continue to bless the sponsors of GiveDirectly, give them more money to help more poor people around the world especially Liberia. And God also bless it's agents that travel through the various forests to come to us the recipients.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not withdrew any of my transfers because I am waiting to receive all the transfers and invest into a very big business. I want to register into the general market in Buchanna city because of the kind of goods I want to be selling. Moreover, after receiving GiveDirectly unconditional cash, I began to see my dreams coming to reality for a better tomorrow.
2nd 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?
I wanted to do business to improve my life that will enable get back to school 3 years now I been out of school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
We joy in to my life , I was never expecting this amount of money in cash
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I want to do business to get back in school
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 was very happy and grateful because the money was going to help me start up a business that will help me get my son a better life and also enable me go back to school.i left school a long time ago so when I was qualify to receive such amount I was so happy that my going back to school has finally come to past.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life has changed for the better because I can now afford things for my son and myself and I'm able to go back to school.Givedirectly has brought so much joy to me and I'm grateful to your.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I planning on starting a small business and going back to school to get a better future for myself.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am eligible for this program and received this money I will make business to sustain my life and that of my child.
I was selling small small things but it broke down because of some other reasons so I am really hoping if I get this money I am going to make business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
For the past six months there are two things that really made me happy although I have some challenges and they are as follows:
I was pregnant but with God above I was able to give birth safely that was one thing that brought joy to me in the last six months
And lastly my mother was seriously sick, she was suffering from african sign but I am thankful to God that she is now well.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I'm facing so many challenges right now, but the most important is money business, I am unable to settle some of my problems due to the lack of money.
I even want to go back to school, but because of money problem I had to come in the interior to look for money, unfortunately for me I got pregnant and now I have a child.
