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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
Jefferson, before GD came, I planned to build a house but could not be realized due to lock of funding. I was burning and selling coal but this could not start a house. I was enrolled as a recipient on the GD program and received my first transfer. With the first transfer that was turning point of my dream. I can now start to build a house of my own and will be called a house owner.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Let me take this time to say a very big thanks to Give Directly for services rendered us during the entire enrollment process. You did a great and excellent job.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to buy five (5) bundles of zinc and paid people to cut the Sticks for the building. I was also able to buy food and paid school fees for my four ( 4) children. Thanks to the entire Give Directly family for the transfers.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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 have been living in a thatch house since I was born. Indeed, I was very much excited when I received my first transfer. I decided to purchase zinc and build my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done well by changing my living condition. The transfers have equipped me financially to build a house that I have been wishing for. Upon completion of this house, my family will have a nice home to stay.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon receiving my transfer, I purchased five bundles of zinc for my project. I also used portion of my transfer to pay my children school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($264 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 feeling very happy when I received the cash transfer because it was my wet first time receiving such cash. We survive on farming. Before the cash transfer came, I credited four bundles of zinc, and some planks to start our house project and GD has assisted me paid my dept.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
About To build zinc house, because my family have never lived in a zinc roofed house before. We are now trying to build our house and roof it with zinc. Thanks to Give Directly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Credited zinc, and planks to start our house project before the cash could come. I was able to pay my dept.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I don't know the amount I am to receive, but if I am to be awarded any amount that will enable me buy two - three bundles of iron roof I will surely do.
Most of my friends are now fighting to build a very big house with iron roof, no one wants to ever live in thatch houses again. So my plans is to get zinc and cement to plaster my house. The reason is just easy during the rainy season we have to place buckets and pans around just to keep the water away from our things.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I have not been happy over the period of time. My wife you see sitting here has been sick for over months. I myself is facing a serious stomach problem, from one point to another spending money nothing seems to be working.
I am grateful today that I can still smile today with the presence of Give Directly in my home. This news is very rewarding and will give me a chance to smile again.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I don't know if I should say money or what but as we all know anything you want to do you must first have money on hand.At the time I build this house I never had enough money;and because of the challenges we were facing with sleeping place,I decided to put this thatch roof as a temporary roof. When the rain come it can't be easy for us.
I never really wanted it but there was no money. Money is what every man needs to keep his family surving . In short money is my problem now.
