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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes, I have a new goal for this last transfer. I bought all of my house materials with my first.second and third transfers and I have started building my house already I planned to pay my son school fees with some of my last transfer and save the balance for workmanship. My son is living with my aunt in Monrovia and she doesn't have money to pay his tuition.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind, GiveDirectly is the best non governmental organization i have seen in my life ever. This organization has done extremely well for our county and communities as well. My family and I are blessed from the money you gave us. Nothing you have done badly, all of GiveDirectly works are great. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for helping me regained hope.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my son school fees with about 75% of my last transfer and I have saved the balance money as a workmanship for the contractors who are building my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 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 first transfer was spent on two bundles of Zinc and school fees for my children with part of the money and kept the balance money. My second money, i developed a new goal. I bought two bundles of Zinc to improved my old house.My life is now better than before.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I appreciate GiveDirectly for the money. My life is now better. Every process went well. Thanks GiveDirectly for making my life better than before.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Through the transfer from GiveDirectly, I bought additional materials for improving my house and was able to paid my children balance school fees. Thanks GiveDirectly for making my life better.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($233 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was walking through the town going to visit my neighbours across the road at the same point, i received the alert and turned back to the house to carry the good news to my family. This is a great surprise for my family because i never expected such a gift. We celebrated together. This is a complete change in my family life. My life have started improving. Thanks to GiveDirectly for giving me money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I received my mobile money from GiveDirectly,My worry have reduced and i can now rest and enjoy my sleep in the morning before going to the farm. But before, i have to wake up very early in the morning to get to the farm, work hard to fine my children food. Thanks to GiveDirectly because my life have started improving.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
WIth this transfer from GiveDirectly, i was able to buy two bundles of Zinc and some household materials with part of the money and save the balance money to await the next transfer to buy additional building materials for my new house. which I planned to build because my old house is leaking and I never had money to build a new house. With GiveDirectly transfer, i have started buying my new house materials. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this opportunity.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan to change my thatched roof house to a zine roof with my transfer and also use some of the money for business and my children school fees. My husband is aging so because of that, he can not work to provide for his family. We survive by the little market that I am selling and the profits are not enough to buy zine to change our roof and also send the children to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
There are two things which made me happy in the last 6months. They are: 1. God save my daughter's life when she was involved in a motor accident and she fell into a river and her head hate against a rock and secondly my father was very sick and by the grace of God he got well before the New Year.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My main problem is my house roof and I don't have sufficient money to do a bigger business. During the raining season our house becomes flooded when ever it rain and due to this ; my children get sick. Secondly the business that I am doing is just from hand to mouth and can't sustain us.
