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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
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?
My new goal is to do business so that i can enablemyself to build a new house.
Cause I'm renting right now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is not doing bad to us; they are doing well for us before GiveDirectly came in my life things was hard on me.but since GiveDirectly came in my life things had charge for the batter,thanks to GiveDirectly for the opportunity giving us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on my older son school fees ,and cement to fixed the room I'm living in now.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
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 have a new goal that I never had before receiving this transfer,my new goal is to build a house that my children will remember GiveDirectly tomorrow and be told about.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly improved my daily life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
MY most recent money was spend on zinc.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was eating when I saw this massage on my phone saying I have received money from GiveDirectly, I was so fine in my body, I being to tell God thank you for GiveDirectly and my who was side when I received the money was happy for me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I started receiving money from GiveDirectly, my life is much better. Now I'm able able to build my own house. At first things was not easy, I was unable to achieve, what I am able to achieve.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I withdraw my money from my mobile account I bought two bundle of zinc to build my new house for my family and I, to reduce someone of the expenses on us.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"Since I moved to this community in 2016, life has been though. I have a low scale business that I sell at night "Spaghetti" with a cost of $200LD per plate. So if I receive this cahs transfer, I plan to increase my business to a bigger one where I will open a shop and extend to other areas."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"I moved in the town 2016. At the end of 2021, I got pregnant, I got very happy. But with the news of GD that is bringing support to the community people brought me more happiness and joy."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"My primary challenge is to get money to make a bigger business. I am unemployed. My spouse is a gold miner. And of recent, things has been very though that we can not even afford to get food to eat rather before I would say to make business." Because of this, I am unable to accumulate resources to make business of my dream."
