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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($236 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to continue doing my business,and making my farm that will enable me to take good care of my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give-directly did well by making me to start doing something for myself.With the help of give-directly my life has changed.I was lying on the floor before give-directly came,but now I am sleeping on very big mattress and I am able to start up a business.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my recent money on adding my existing business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my first transfer I was very happy because I never had money to build house and roof it with Zinc but with the help of GiveDirectly I will be able to build my house and roof it with Zinc.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that this money will help me to quickly build my house. However, I was also sleeping on the ground but with the help of GiveDirectly I am now sleeping on Mattress.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my recent transfer to buy Mattress, Rice and save the balances.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Been a orphan who do not any source of income , life has been so difficult from child to Adults hood. There fore, upon receiving this grant i will use portion of the money to buy motorcycle and the remaining to build a one bed room for my wife and I to lived in.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months what brought happiness to was that went i heard that Givedireclty was in my district.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The main challenges I am facing is to fetch food for my wife. During this raining season those of that live in the rural community we found it difficult to get food because the issues of bad road, marketeers increase the price of good.
