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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 new goal is to complete my house that I have started building since the program began, I had this dream before but didn't know how it was going to happen, thanks to GiveDirectly who granted me the opportunity to see my dream come true. I also want to set up a business that will keep helping to raise money for my family expenses.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by helping us unconditionally without any string being attached to it, they are also respectful and kind during conversations with them, they never force us to use the money in a particular way which makes us comfortable to make our own decisions. I don't have anything to say about GiveDirectly which they are not doing well because all I ever saw them doing from the beginning of the program satisfied me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to buy a used motorcycle so that I can run it as a business while generating money to establish a better business, I also bought cement and some building materials for the completion of my house project, I used the balance to buy foodstuffs for my family.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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?
I plan to buy motor bike to start a business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly help me through all the transfers to send my children to school, trying to build my house and the balance transfer, I want to add it and buy motor bike to start a business.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am saving the money to be added to the last transfer, so that I can buy the motor bike and start a business.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
My house was in a very bad condition so, I plan that when I received this money from give directly, I will try to improve new roof. I plan to gave 10,00 Liberian Dollars towards my son school fees and I also plan to start a new business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Trying to build my house, sending my son to school and even starting a new business is a great blessing for me. I was in a family house where in I cannot make decisions because I couldn't afford money. But now, my life has improved and things are working very well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and some house materials to improve a new roof, I paid my son school fees and I'm about to start a new business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My name is Momo Johnson from Krusaw town, Bomi County Liberia. I was so happy unpon receiving transfer massage from Givedrectly because I was completely out money for the renovate house. My house was in a bad condition and I needed to repair it. Just within that period Givedrectly transfer 40375 Liberia dollars to my mobile money account.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The transfer money from Givedrectly has change my living condition.My house was in a bad condition I could not sleep in place at night. My children been out of school for the past six years. I couldn't afford to send them to school. I could not afford good food for my family. After receiving the money from Givedrectly. I bought zinc, sand, and cement to renovate my house. I now have a comfortable place and to sleep and my son is in School. When I receive my remaining transfers money from Givedrectly I will plaster my house. Register all of my kids and start a new business to improve my life. I am so excited.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought three loads of Sand, five bags cement, two bundles of zinc and transportated these materials from Monrovia to my village and also paid carpenter to carry out the work. I use the amount of ten thousand Liberian dollars to pay my son school fees.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have been struggling for so many years to have place to laid my head. As we speak I was just thrown out of a family home by some family members until I met the owner of this house where we are currently sitting give us room in this house to help my self and my family. However, I am currently undertaking a building project which is at a zincing stage;
So if I'm successfully enrolled for Give Directly Cash transfer program, I want to complete my house and help my family with food as well as sent the children to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
After my family and I were thrown out of the home that I told you about, and we were given place by one old lady who goes by the name, Zinnah Kenyah.
My sister in law (Spouse Sister) pity our condition and decided to provide for us two bundles of zinc that I have on top of the structure that I'm currently building; that alone have been the greatest joy or happiness that I have experienced in my life .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Currently I am faced with series of problems, especially the lack of money. As you can see my back, I fell from a coconut tree just two years ago only because I wanted to go sell the coconut as means of providing food for my family. I'm also faced with a health problem, my eyes, I don't really see from a far distance, which haven't been something that I was born with.
