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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will used this last transfer to pay the person who is building my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing well for everyone of us in this town because,it's through the help of Givedirectly that we are able to build a decent houses.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Will the help of this money, I will be able to compete my house early next year .
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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 hopping that my life will in improve in the next 3 years from now. I want to accomplish my dream by building my house so my family and i can have a better life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing well by sending us cash directly to our phones to enable me build my house for me and my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I haven't spent my most recent transfer yet
I'm planning on building my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought one bundles of zinc and keep the balance
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Am oyt of stress
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was planting my cassava on my farm when got the alet, my farm has network so after work in the evening I told my son to check my message i was happy and told my husband for us to buy zinc and keeping the balance
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access_time over 2 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I was 20 years old when I started making farms since then life has not been easy for me. I have to work hard to provide food for my family. Seeing my child and me sleeping in the same room is very shameful but I don't have many options because I don't have money to build my own house. Getting money to build my own house is my biggest challenge currently.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last 6 months what has brought me joy or happiness is when the Give Directly team arrived. I was happy and started thanking God for such a great opportunity to improve my livelihood.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I succeed to receive the Give Directly cash transfer I intend to build a new house. The house that I am living in is family owned. I have been living in this house for the past 7 years and I am comfortable with this kind of condition I'm in. Though I make a farm the money I earned from the farm is what I spend on food.I have been making farms since I was 20 years old, the farm work is very difficult but I have no options because that is the only way for me to survive.
