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Christian
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
40
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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?
No! Before receiving this payment I had no new goals. I am so excited and grateful to be enrolled in this cash program. My dream has been to live in a comfortable home and to see my children live better lives. I am so grateful that being enrolled in this program will make that dream become a reality. Things has been a bit difficult for my family. We could hardly afford our daily needs. I was overwhelmed when I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly. Everything will now be better for my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly has not done anything wrongly. It's cash program has changed our lives. We are so grateful for this amazing program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was overwhelmed when I received my payment. I used some of the money to buy few bundles of zinc and some other building materials. I also bought some food items.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
The new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to start building house in Buchanan city for my children .I am Planning to buy cements and pay cashual workers to start building the house foundation. I am grateful to Givedirectly for the cash support. Due to lack of money, I almost lost one lot of land to a criminal who claimed to be the owner of my land in Buchanan. I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly , my planned to build in Buchanan will soon come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly is really doing well for the Community. Givedirectly has empowered the poor financially to improve their lives. Givedirectly staffs do not accept gifts from community members. Givedirectly is one of the transparent Organizations in Liberia. Many thanks and appreciation to the founder of this Organization. Every job Givedirectly is doing for this village is unique and doesnot need improvement.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to buy 15bags of cements along with one pick up load of sand to start building my house foundation. I want to build two bed rooms house with dirt bricks in Buchanan . I am over happy for the kind of help Givedirectly did for me. Givedirectly has empowered me financially to regained my land . I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, my planned to build decent house in Buchanan city will soon come to pass.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
When I got my first transfer, I bought matress and zinc. With my second transfer, I want to continue my plan of building a house. My house is very old. It is not save for my family. I bought two bundles of zinc to build my house. I hope to start the project in next month. My family will soon have a decent place to live. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for my transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly cash transfers is the best thing that has ever happened to me. GiveDirectly giving me cash without asking for a pay back is a plus for GiveDirectly. The program is well organized and corruption free. In my opinion, GiveDirectly is doing extremely well in verything.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I sepnt my recent transfer on matress and zinc. I have a plan to build my house. Accumulating the money I wanted to build my house has not been an easy task. GiveDirectly transfer has rescued me from worry and a hard hustle I was involved in. I have bought building materials. I will soon have a decent place to live. All this has been made posibile through the help of GiveDirectly. I appreciate GiveDirectly so much for meeting my needs at the appropriate time.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am Christian Beggs a resident of World Wide Mission. I am a father of three children. I was in my pepper garden working when I received the mobile money alert from GiveDirectly that I have received forty thousand three hundred seventy five dollars. At first, it was like a dream to me until I went to town and heard others rejoicing about recieving payments from GiveDirectly. It was when l realized that the payment was a reality. I was really glad to receive such amount from GiveDirectly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
First of all, I want to be thankful to God for this blessed opportunity from GiveDirectly. The biggest difference in my daily life since I started recieving payments from GiveDirectly to be sincere to your question, I am now going to be able to sent my children to school for the first time. This is something I have been unable to do with all the hard garden work I have been doing. Once again I am thousand times greatful to GiveDirectly for the opportunity.l am going to make maximum use of it.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My children have not been going to school due to the lack of money. Thank to GiveDirectly for putting me on this cash transfer program. I am using seventy five percent of my recent transfer to register my children in school this period and the balance twenty five percent will use to buy zinc. I have work for so many years making garden but have not received this amount of money from the sale of my produce. Once again I am grateful for this opportunity.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have a piece of land in Buchanan so I intend to build a house on it for my children to live and go to school there.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over the past months, I have not been happy because of my financial status but today I am happy because Givedirectly has come to my community to improve my life and my family as well.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have a lot of plans but I don't have financial resources to accomplish them.