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James
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
72
workCampaign
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?
I just want to say thanks to Givedirectly for their support, my plan was to build my own house in my village, because the house I was living in was very old, I'm a farmer, I'm too old now to go on my farm to work. Life has been so hard on me and my family. To even get money to paid my children school fees was very difficult for me. But I'm so happy that I was enrolled on givedirectly program. Now through the support from givedirectly I was able to build my own house in my village. I was able to registered my son in school . I have received all my transfer successfully. 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, givedirectly also empower our entire village with financial support. Givedirectly has done so many good things for us. So 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 paid my children school fees, bought enough foodstuff for my family, I also buy additional building materials to complete my house, the balance money I'm keeping it to paid the workmanship.
 
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?
When I received my transfer I was very much happy, I was happy because the money came the time I needed it. My children was out of school, and there was no enough foodstuff at home. When I received the money I decided to registered all my children in school. And I bought enough food for my family. I'm so happy that I was enrolled on the program. Now my new goal is to extend my building within my village.
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 was able to enrolled our entire village. GiveDirectly has done so well for everyone in my village, there are so many new houses with in my village all because of the support from givedirectly. In my opinion 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 paid my children school fees. And I also bought enough foodstuff for my family, I was able to buy few cement begs to extend my building.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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 first transfer was used to improve my house roof . My new goal is now to change my kitchen roof from thacth to zinc. Our village doesnot have any charging booth for phones. My new plan is now for me to electrify my house and attach small charging booth where recipients will go to charge their phones without traveling long distances for charging phones. I believe that when I start to charge phones in this community, I will be able to generate enough money to take care of my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly system of sending cash transfer directly to families are helpful. I am a voluntary teacher who has volunteered services as teacher for many years in this Village without any pay from government .Receiving this transfer is like a dream to me. I have not hundle huge money before in this Village.I am grateful to Givedirectly for the transfer. I believe that with my transfer, I will be able to become big business man in this village. I don't see any system Givedirectly needs to improve in.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to buy 14kvA generator and wires to start electrifying my house immediately . I also bought one bundle of zinc to start reroofing our kitchen. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. I believed that with receiving cash support from Givedirectly, I will be empower financially to implement my dream of becoming a successful business man in this Village.
 
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 was in the classroom teaching when my phone alarmed. After the class session, i quickly checked my phone only to see a massage from Givedirectly. At the moment, i felt that my life has change from a common teacher and a farmer to a business man. I was so happy! Upon checking my account. I have been stressed over money business for too long now. My salary can't even support my family. Am grateful to Givedirectly for the opportunity and i pray for God to blessed Givedirectly family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since i started receiving money from Givedirectly is my level of stress has reduce. The only challenges i had was getting money to substain my children.I have four children that live in Monrovia attending schools. Getting their tuitions has been so difficult for me.I also make farm, harvest the crops sell them to pay my children school fees. With this cash transfer from Givedirectly i can take care of my responsibilities. I will be the only person to be charging phones and other things in this town. I will also open business for my oldest daughter in Monrovia. The balance money will be used to do my loan business. My life has changed i now live in peace.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought a brand new generator for the sum of$150 united states dollars. I used some of the money to buy extensions chore and a stable laster. The balance was to transport myself from Monrovia to my village. I want to open a charging booth.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When i receive the money, I will establish business and also pay my children's school fees
What is the happiest part of your day?
Besides being a local farmer, I am a teacher at the Gbarsaw Public School in Sayah Town. In 2015, my name was deleted from the Ministry of Education (MOE) payroll as a teacher. In March of 2021, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) recalled and hired me as a teacher again at the Sayah Town Public School. This brought happiness to me and my entire family
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our major challenge is the lack of needed cash to adequately support my family especially the paying of tuition and fees