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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 USD)
access_time almost 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 no new goals I previously planed to establish motorbike transport business and paid my school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
For me givedirectly has been so good to me, I never had money to establish business and paid my school fees but since givedirectly came to my community and give me this transfer I am able to pay my school fees and buy a motorbike.
Givedirectly has not done any things wrong in our community that I can speak to.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used twenty thousand Liberian Dollar toward the payment for the motorbike and paid six thousand Liberian dollars against my school fees.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 didn't set new goal, first goal to buy my motorbike is my focus.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done nothing bad, I hope all NGOs will follow GiveDirectly implementation strategies.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the three transfers buy my motorbike, cost of the bike is 10,4000 LD but I paid 120,000 that's I still owe the vendor 20,000LD which I hope to pay after the fourth transfer.
2nd 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?
I don't have any new goals, I'm still sticking to my old plans which is to buy motorcycle for means of transportation and business to help support my education and improve my standard of living.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
They did extremely well, because i was wondering where i could take money from to help myself with schooling because I'm self supportive. They did all that i expected and I'm grateful for that.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not spent the money yet, but i will add the second transfer to the one i saved from the first transfer to buy myself a brand new motorcycle for commercial purposes and will pay the sum of 6,000 for completion of my fees for this semester.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($264 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I wad class
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I will achieve my goal
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will pay school fees
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"Since my parents left me with my uncle,I been living on my own needing myself and sending my self to school,if I'm lucky to receive Give-Directly transfer I will complete high school and find means to attend Tubman university".
What is the happiest part of your day?
Someone ask me this gone November to do contract for them
I was very happy that I was able to pay my first installment from that contract.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My greatest challenge is that,I found it hard to my school fees.
