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Marveline
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Small business
faceAge:
21
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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?
My goal is still constant. Am still building my house. I have also established a petty business where I received a profit a day. My children are happy in school because they have good food to eat on a daily basis.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion from the beginning of this program up to date, Give Directly has done no bad only good. Since I came in contact with this organization, my entire life has changed. Unlike before I was suffering to make ends means. I will like to thank Give Directly for the opportunity to raise my family high.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the recent transfer, I received from Give Directly, I used some of the money to buy additional materials for the house. I also bought some goods and bought rice from the balance.
 
3rd 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?
My major priority is to do my owe business. I had a changed of plans when i received my transfer from Givedirectly. I now want to build a house before going on with any plans. I was able to achieve my new goal this year. Am grateful to Givedirectly for the bringing joy in my life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion , Givedirectly has been good for my family. Through Givedirectly transfer i have earned a lot of things that will benefit my children.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the transfer i received from Givedirectly, was used to buy zinc, nail, cement, and planks. The balance money will be used to pay people to cut stakes and build the house.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
The new goals I have made before receiving this transfer are to buy additional one bundle of zinc and saw planks to start building my house immediately. I am planning to invest some of my transfer in to farming activities inorder to plant cassava to harvest it for the future Cassava gets very scarce at certain times of the year and demand for them get high . Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially. I believe that with my tranfer, my dream to live a successful life will come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly has improved the lives of every family in this Community positively. Through Givedirectly cash supports, some recipients have build their own houses while other recipients have engaged themselves in to making businesses. Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering the entire community members financially. There is no system yet in Givedirectly that needs improvement.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to spent my most recent transfer to buy additional one bundle of 32 inches zinc to roof my house and paid three cashual workers to.saw 70 pieces of planks . Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. I believe with my transfer from.Givedirectly,few months from now, I will own a new house in this village.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my first mobile money to my account, I was excited and never knew what to do.I ran quickly from one house to another with serious dancing. I am a single mother in this Village. My husband abandoned child with me. I have been struggling to take care of the child. Most night, I usually grieved bitterly about the kind of life I was living. Thanks to Givedirectly for rendering cash support over to me. I believe that with my transfer, all my suffering will soon be over.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference this transfer has made in my daily life since I started receiving payment from Givedirectly is that I can now sleep fine at night. I can no longer worring or grieved at night about how to generate money to take care of my child. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. I believe that with my transfer, I will soon start to own house in this Village.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to buy 2bundles of 32inches zinc and paid contractors to saw planks to start building. I am currently living in a rental house and I have been thinking about means to generate money to build my own small house to stay. Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially. I believe that through recieving transfer from Givedirectly, my dream to build my own house in this village will surely come to pass.
 
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Since I started working towards building my own house it's not an easy task for me so once I get this transfer from Givedirectly I will continue my house project to finish stage.
What is the happiest part of your day?
So far there was one happiest movement for me and it was the time I got this room without paying fees for it. One of my neighbors gave me a room within her house without paying housing feeing for the room.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Now my biggest challenge is how to generate money from selling my goods to full build my own house and to continue my business.