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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time 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 complete my house project before this year ends
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is supporting us to build house and send our children to school
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am using my last or fourth transfer to be house building materials
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($231 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
"I was overjoyed when I received my first transfer. The joyed and excitement I felt can not be explained. This money had brought so much relieved and joyed to us as family. Few days before this transfer all my eight children were put out of school for school fees and uniforms. This brought us so much sadness as family to the extent that I cried not knowing where to get money from so they can go back to school. Happily I received my first transfer over the weekend and the excitement had been unending for us. Because settling their fees was the first thought that came to mind."
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
"For the passed years, our livelihood as family had solely been depended on cutting palm and selling the nuts. With this living condition and having many children, things had not been easy with my family. Most especially raising school fees for all of them had been very challenging for us. However with my transfers from GiveDirectly, I have decided that most of the money will be spend on my children's school fees because this had been one of the challenging issues for me. This bring me great Joy each and everyday since I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly."
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
"With the financial constraints my family was faced with in raising money for my children's school fees and their uniforms, as soon I cashed out my money, I used a portion of the money and firstly bought all their uniforms. Most importantly, I used the remaining money and pay their fees and happily they are all back in school today. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this life saving opportunity."
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access_time over 1 year ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My plans are to get involve with small business as a means of sustaining my family, sending my children to school and to renovate my house".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"I have not been happy because I have been very sick, I went on the farm for wood the other day and I experienced a fall that led me to the illness".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The challenge is the lack of money to pay our children school fees and get food to eat because of the rain, I can't harvest from the farm".
