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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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'm Momo Sheriff from Weadolo Town. I live with my wife and children. Before I started receiving my transfer, I was surviving on farming. To sustain the family, I have to work hard as the head of my household. Upon receiving my first and second transfers, I was empowered to buy zinc for my house project. However, I invested my fourth in a palm oil business, and the balance was used to buy a mattress and furnish my room.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is doing well to empower us with the cash transfer and I'm grateful to them for the support.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I invested a portion of my fourth transfer to start a palm oil business and the balance was used to buy a mattress for my room.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($296 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?
Yes, my new goal is to make the complete payment of my children school fees. I feel it will be better to clear the fees so when i get my other money i can do something else with it.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well in helping us to solve some of our problems and I'm so grateful to them.
Really I dont have anything to say what GiveDirectly does not do well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my money paying my children school fees, buying zinc, a bag of rice . I really want to start my house project next time.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was on my coal bay when I received my message. I walked back to the town with much joy on my face, shared the news with my wife and it was a happy day for us. My wife danced and I was happy for the money as well.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My children school fees was settled and they are happily back in school. They will also have their own house soon. These are my biggest happiness and they're happening because of Givedirectly money.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 1 bundle of zinc to build house for my children because the two rooms are not enough for us. I spent part of the money on my 3 children's school fees. I also bought 2 bags of rice to eat. I gave the rest to my wife for business money. We have not decided what business to do yet.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" When we get the money the first thing in my mind is to built house if it can, and use the other portion to send my children to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
" One of the things that got my happy in the last six months was when relative of mine took two of my children to Grand Bassa for school. Being that I can't in the position to send them to school because of my current condition, I was really happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" Our first problem is our children school fees. Since I fell from a Palm tree while cutting Palm nuts, I can't do any hard work and things are hard for us, can't send our children to school".
