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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
To help support my children educationally I have four children in Monrovia going to school
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly help to fix my house and help my children school fees
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Want to pay their school school fees and do market like dry good salt vita onion rice
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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, I have new goals. My new goals are to become a successful business woman and to construct my own building.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done a lot in my life. GD has made me to establish my own business. GD has made me to begin a building project. These are things that I was never dreaming about because I never had the cash. I highly appreciate Givedirectly for improving my life style.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My aim is to become a successful business woman and to build my house. Therefore, I spent some of my recent transfer to buy zinc and nails.I also invested some in my business and the balance was used to pay my children school fees.
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 felt very fine when I received this money. Because I never had any money at all and I feel that God did this through GiveDirectly to help me with this money. I had lots of financial problems but I never had the hope of getting money to solve them. My major problems were: to build a house for myself and to pay my children school fees. Now that I have received this money I will use it for the intended purpose. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for giving my family and I hope.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I have started experiencing some good moments in my life now as compared to before. My financial burdens have reduced. Because my children school fees have been paid, we have food and I have also started buying building materials for my house projects that I'm expecting to start soon.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have five kids, I sent two in Monrovia to live with my brother to go to school and three of them are here with me going to school. I used part of the money to pay for both the ones in Monrovia and here school fees and I bought one bundle of zinc and nails to start my house projects. I also bought food for my family and I.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will first start my business and when the business prospers, I will recondition my house and also be paying my kids school fees at the same time .
What is the happiest part of your day?
My children have been healthy for the past time. A single mother struggling to care for children is not easy. I am thankful for good health. Their health is one thing that I am always being thankful to God for.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My kids schooling remains my serious worry right now. Since my children's father turned his back on me and the children and reunion with another woman, I have been the only one caring for the children.
