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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 is to ensure that my house is renovated on or before the end of this year
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Since this house was built and my husband died, I have not had any money to renovate the house.
But when Givedirect came in our town and gave me money, I decided to renovate the house to a new house.
I am so thankful for the opportunity to be part of the program at the time I didn't have any means of getting money
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I purchased building materials to renovate the house and other related items for the house
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($287 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 plan to start a business and to buy food for the house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly help me with money to start my own business and even to buy food for the house. Now, I can eat on time. I am so happy.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I started my business and also bought food for the house.
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?
I plan to buy cement to improve a new roof, I plan to buy matress to change my room.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Paying my children school fees, improving my house with a new roof, buying some materials to change my room and also started a new business is a great blessing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought matress for my room to change the room condition, I bought zinc and cement to improve my house with a new roof , I paid my children school fees and I started a new business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My name is Kula Boimah from Saykay town, Bomi County Liberia unpon receiving transfer massage from Givedrectly I was very excited because, I didn't had money to pay my children school fees. I am a farmer I grow crops to provide the needs of my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am a farmer, I grow cassava to provide for my family. I am thankful to Givedrectly for helping me with my children school fees. I am so happy that I didn't wait to havest cassava this year before paying my children School. before Givedrectly came to this villages I was farming cassava just to provide the needs of my family. Life was actually difficult for me. When I receive the remaining transfer money from Givedrectly, I will renovate my house and start business to help my family. I am very happy.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I Spend my first transfer money to pay my children school fees,bought five bags of cement for renovation of my house and started business.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I be lucky to receive the transfer, I spent it to fix my house and use the remaining money to pay my children tuition fees. Now I'm a widow without anyone to help fix the house me and my children living in since my husband died.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Nothing never made me happy since the past six months because my husband died and things not easy on me and the family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
One of the major challenges facing me now is money to take care of the family. Since my husband died, no one to support me and the children again. Everything on my one head. I am also old and that my strength is filling me small small.
