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Sundayway
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
41
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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 plan was to buy my land in Buchanan city for my children, that been my plan, but I never had money to accomplish my plan, I'm a farmer and my income was very low. To even get food for my family used to be very difficult for me. But I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for making my dream come to passed. I have now bought my one lots in Buchanan, my children are all healthy and in school. I'm so happy that I was enrolled on this program. Many thanks to Givedirectly for their support.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done very well in my life and that of our village, givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses with in my village. Givedirectly has empower my life financially, that I'm so grateful for. GiveDirectly was able to put all my children back in school. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my last transfer I was able to buy some room materials, I was able to paid my children school fees. I also bought enough food for my family. The rest of the money I'm Saving Its for my new business.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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 goal is to build my owned house in my village, because the house I'm living in right now is my son's house. That been my plan, but I never had money to accomplish my plan, that's why I'm still living under my son's roof. But I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for their support, I'm now building my owned house right now,
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village, givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village, givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses, with the support from givedirectly my children are all healthy and in school, there's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my transfer I was able to buy Cement to plaster my son's house, I was also able to buy some building materials, which is two (2) bundle of zinc to build my own house. The rest of the money I was able to paid 12,000LD for workmanship.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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 goals I have set before receiving transfer are to purchase 15 bags of cement for my new house and open small shop to start selling foodstuffs. This plan has been on my mind previously but could not be accomplish due to lot of of money . people in our community walk far distances just to buy foodstuffs which causes them lot of money. I am grateful to Givedirectly for empowering me financially. I believe that when I get involve in to making business, I will be one of the successful business man in this village.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly is one of the best Organizations in Liberia for now. Givedirectly style of sending cash transfer directly to families is very helpful .Many families are using their transfers to improve their dwelling places ,while others are using theirs to send their children to school. For area of improvement , Givedirectly needs to build strong rapport with Lonestar MTM for cashing out recipients money. With this approach of work, I believe that it will ease the stress recipients
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have purchased 35 pcs of planks, along with one cartoon of assorted nails and paid advance to contractors will start building my house soon. Thanks to Givedirectly for making my dream comes true. I have been living in this village without getting support from anyone to accomplish my plan .I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, my dream of living a better life will surely come to pass.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was out of James town community when one of my friends called and told me that Givedirectly just sent her transfer. I rushed quickly back to James town and asked my brother to help check my phone . When my transfer was comfrmed, I jumped high in the sky and started dancing. Within that movement, I started reflecting on how difficult my life has been and with tears of joy, I started shouting. Givedirectly thank you for my transfer.My house broke down some years back and I have been living in my son house. My dream has been to rebuild my house that got broken .It has been shameful to see woman of my age struggling for sleeping place. I have been involved in to hard labor just to rebuild my house but it wasn't possible because of poverty . I believed that with receiving Givedirectly transfers, I will be able to rebuild my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference made in my life since I started receiving Givedirectly money are, I can now sleep fine in my in the morning without any worry about how to generate money. Secondly, I am now hopping of getting money from somewhere to rebuild my house . I have also limit the level of hard labor I was doing on the farm and I can now rest myself more than before. With Givedirectly support I am now capable of paying my children school fees .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to go to Buchanan next week to buy 3 bundles of guarantee zinc to keep it in storage while I awaiting for the next transfer to start building . My children called me for school fees in Bucchanan and I told them not to worry. I will also send some of the money for their school fees. This is the very first of it kind for NGo to give Money without any one cheating . I know that with Givedirectly transfer, my suffering is above to be over
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan to buy land for my children, build a house, pay workers to work on my farm, start a business and pay my children school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What makes me happy in the past six is we long been hearing about GiveDirectly working in other towns and now GiveDirectly is working in my town. I'm happy because GiveDirectly will help me with money to provide for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My family don't have a house, since our house broke down. We now live in my son house. My challenges right now is i don't have money.