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4th 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 have always been living in a mud house along with my family because I couldn't afford to build a better house.
So when I started receiving the transfer from Give Directly, I decided to change my house to blocks house.
And right now, my house is to completion.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is extremely doing well and I have not noticed any ill thing about them.
My house is to completion because of Give Directly.
And I will forever remain grateful.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought materials for the ruffing of my house and it's done already.
3rd 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?
My new goal is for me to buy wood to enable me roof my house for zincing. Howrver, after doing that if I have some left I will be able to pay some of my children school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion GiveDirectly is doing well, as for not doing well, I have no bad experienced with them yet since I started receiving my transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to buy my wood to roof my house and also pay some of my children school fees if I have some left over.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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 am a single mother with 5 kids, 1 is in University and the rest are in secondary School. Everything I work for I only allocate it for my children schoolings.
Throughout my life, I have never had a decent house of my own.
So now that Give Directly has come to be a great blessing by providing cash transfer unconditionally us, I have decided and presently producing brakes to build my dream house since I received the first transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is extremely doing well by providing us with unconditional cash transfer.
I have never experienced anything like this before in my life from any organization.
Give Directly is actually doing mavalous thing by allowing us to make our own dicision when it comes to the money they are providing for us.
The only problem that I have with Give Directly is that, my colleagues and I did our registration and got the first transfer same time. But now many of them have received their third and fourth transfers, on the other hand, I have only received my second transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my second transfer, I paid my kids fees who are in secondary School.Also used the rest of the money and bought cement for my newly house construction project.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($269 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was too happy because I am coming to continue my house project. I stop my project because I never had money so I am too happy to continue my house project with the money I received from GiveDirectly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that I have started constructing my house that I was building but because of money problem I stop. I am also a single mother sending my children to school but now this money will also ease a bit of stress from me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought my cement, rocks and paid workers to continue my structure that I was building and stop because of money.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
In 2006 , I built a house with sticks and dirt in in Cestos city and I have been contemplating on how to change the traditional style to a modern house . I will use my unconditional cash transfer to make my dream come true if I am opportune to receive this cash . My plan has been how to change that very house to a dirt bricks to cement house ...
What is the happiest part of your day?
I usually praise God for life each day I woke up strong and healthy the fact my children and I are in good health... But I find it so difficult to joyful of my life since my son and his family left me by the community leaders action. It is only today with my being censused by Givedirectly that I am feeling so happy because my dream of changing my home to cement seems to be actualized in few months from .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
In September 2021, my son Melvin Toby and his wife ,Linda Twah were asked by the community leaders to leave the town and left along with their two children . My son was asked to leave from the community because he and a man from the community by name Prince Kamara fought from which Prince Kamara was victimized . I have been downhearted with many challenges since my son was sanctioned not to enter the town any longer ,and this action has caused me to feel so miserable in living the community.
