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Tanue
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liberia
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37
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th 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?
I am a farmer. I sell produce from my farm to local markets. Things began to get a bit difficult for my family. GiveDirectly came at the right time. I was overjoyed when I received my transfer.I have no new goal. My previous goals has been to complete my children tuition payment, buy some materials for my coconut plantations and build a new house. I am going to stick to my old goal. Our lives will never be the same again.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly GiveDirectly has done nothing unwell. I appreciate GiveDirectly for assisting us to implement our goals. We had so many goals but could not accomplish them due to lack of money.Thanks to GiveDirectly for this opportunity. Things will never be the same again.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not withdrawn my money but when I do, I'm going to add it all up and pay my children tuition. I also want to add some money to my plantations. I am so grateful for this opportunity. My life will never be the same again.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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 am with six children. The previous house that I am living in with my children and wife is very small. I have a coconut farm and I also been wishing to extend it but there is no money. I have been planning to build a new house but there is no way because of my financial situation. Fortunately for me, GiveDirectly came into our village and I was enrolled on this program as a beneficiary. With this transfer from Givedirectly, I have planned to build a bigger new house for the comfort my family and I. Considering all the difficulties that I have been through along with my family, I will also use portion of my transfer to send my children to a better school to achieve a quality education to have better job opportunities. I am going to also use portion of my transfer to extend my coconut farm for business purpose because I don't want to go out of cash in the future when the transfer stopped coming.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am with six children. The previous house that I am living in with my children and wife is very small. I have a coconut farm and I also been wishing to extend it but there is no money. I have been planning to build a new house but there is no way because of my financial situation. Considering all the difficulties that I have been through along with my family, I decided to also use portion of my transfer to send my children to a better school to achieve a quality education to have better job opportunities in the future. Nobody could have given me such help free without requesting for anything in return, but GiveDirectly have help me greatly without asking for nothing. This is something beautiful and great. I strongly believe that GiveDirectly have done very much well in everything that it have done in my village. Thanks to God Almighty for GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not taken the transfer from Givedirectly from my account yet. If I do, I will extend my farm to sell the produce from it when my transfer stop coming. I have also planned to build myself a decent future house for my family and I. With this cash, I will also send my six children to school for them to have a better future.
 
2nd 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?
No. I previously had plan of taking care of my coconut plantation and building my house. My has been out of school. My children school fees was another issue because of poverty. Since I got my first transfer till now everything is going smoothly.Hopefully,everything is now a reality for I and my family because of GiveDirectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion,GiveDirectly have no fault. GiveDirectly have empower me to accomplish my desired dreams personally.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Taking care of my coconut plantation,building my house and my children school had been my greatest challenge. Therefore,I'm going to use portion of my transfer to pay my children school fees.I will also buy some building materials. I will buy three bundles of zinc,zinc nails and planks.I will also pay contractors to brush my coconut plantation.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My wife and I was doing our regular garden work about 9AM. I later heard people jubilating in the town because my garden is very close to the town. I overheard people shouting Givedirect and just within that time, I received an alert on my phone and noticed that it was transfer from Givedirectly, but my wife didn't actually believe it. I later took the phone to her and she was convinced.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Affording tuition for my children and extending my farm was a worrisome situation for me. I worry day and night about finance to undertake such initiative especially when schools are about to open, but with Givedirectly transfer, I have settle those things that mainly bothers me and today, I am much better.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Money has been our greatest obstacle in extending our cocoa nut farm. We have been very worry about getting money to pay our children tuition. Upon receiving the transfer, we used portion to settle our children's tuition and investmented the balance into farming activities.
 
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If am qualifie for this program and received this money from givedirectly i will send my children to school, i will also used some of the money to enlarging my coconut plantation and lastly i will used the rest to build my house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
For the past six months noting have every brought me joy or happiness because i worry about how to get money to support my family so i can only think God for life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenges am facing right now are so many, but the most important one is money problem i dont have money so i burn cool just for my childern to go to school.