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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
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?
I want to keep getting enough money so that I can support my children in school that will really make me happy in the next year.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly help me with money to change my life without asking for anything from me, I think it's really a good thing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money I received from GiveDirectly was used to buy building materials inorder to fix my house. I also used some of the money to pay my children school fees.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
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?
RE " Yes i do have a new goal.
My major priority is to renovate my house.
I want to remove the thatch and replaced it with zinc.
Since i move back to settle here, i have not own a mistress of mine.
The one i have been sleeping on was given to me by my mother and it's very old now".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE " Everything givedirectly is doing for us i appreciate them very much.
By giving such money to help our hand reach where it couldn't ".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing cement for the renovation of my house.
I also use the rest of the money to purchase a mistress ".
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
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?
My new goal for my recent is for me to improve my house by removing the thatch and replacing it with Zinc and also plaster my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In mind GiveDirectly is doing well for me because I never had money improve my house but with the help of GiveDirectly I will be able to renovate my house to remove the thatch and replace it with Zinc. As for me i have not seeing anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my recent transfer to buy Zinc and pay my children school fees with the balances.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
RE: I was laying down outside catching cool air at the same time playing on my phone when i received text message, when i checked the message it was my givedirectly transfer which was a prayer answered for me.
When i saw the money i shouted with thanksgiving to God because there are many other people out there that's wishing everyday against all hope for such gift, but God chose me, so am grateful.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
RE: The biggest difference in my live now is even with the absent of my husband i can still have hope and have a reason to keep moving through life.
I will fulfill our desire of owning a zinc house and still maintain my children in school.
And for these i will forever remain grateful to God and givedirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I will spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing zincs for the renovation of my house.
It have been a burning desire to change my house roof from thatch to zinc. Once upon a time, my late husband and I purchased zinc to change the house roof but i had to sell the zinc when he felt ill few months ago.
That illness was the one that even took his life, so now with this givedirectly cash i want to fulfill that longtime desire of his, to give us a decent sleeping place.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am currently involved into small business activities for survival, If I am opportune to benefit from this cash transfer, I am going to remove the thatch roof from on top of my house and roof it with zinc rooftop. Secondly I am going to increase or invest some of the cash into my business to improve my business status.
What is the happiest part of your day?
For the past six months, I have been happy because of my existence.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Since the lost of my children father, I have been facing a lot of challenges. The lack of enough cash to take care of family issues and more importantly our newly born baby.
