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Eric
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25
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 USD)
access_time almost 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 laboratory technician. I was in a medical school but I was dropped out because of my financial strength. I was later then send back to school by the clinic that I am working in now. I am paid a little amount of money because I hold an Associate Degree. Therefore, due to this reason when I receive my transfers from Givedirectly I was so much happy for such amount of money because I knew that my dream have come to reality. Moreover, I have planned to save my transfers and go back to school to achieve a quality education for a better future.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am so much happy for this great opportunity because I will be able to go back to school to achieve my dream. In my opinion about what is not doing well, I have not been able to see any of such. Moreover, GiveDirectly have made me to be able to achieve my dreams for a better future that I could not afford myself.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not yet spend my recent transfer from Givedirectly. I have planned to save my transfers until my school registration starts. Through the transfer from Givedirectly, I will be able to achieve my dreams. Moreover, I have planned to save my transfers and go back to school to achieve a quality education for a better future because the passed years that I have been working with the clinic, I have been under paid because of of my educational level.
 
3rd 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?
My primary goal is to become a professional nurse. I have been attending the nursing school. Things got so hard me. My parents are poor farmers. They can not afford my tuition. After high school, I decided to go to nursing school so that I can change the living condition of my family. Unfortunately, I could no longer afford the tuition. I dropped from school. That made me to feel very bad. I went back to doing farming hoping to raise money for my tuition. I have been farming few years now but have not been able to raise the amount needed to go back to school. I am grateful to be a beneficiary of this program. Thank God that my dream of becoming a nurse will now come to pass through the GiveDirectly's cash program.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Nothing unwell. It changes people lives. It's program is a good program. It's cash program is a dream come through. It was very disheartening having to drop from school. I was discouraged. I was downhearted. Notwithstanding, Since I received my transfer I will go back to school. I'm grateful to be enrolled in this program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Things have been difficult for me. I am a drop out. I could not afford my tuition. I could not afford my daily meals. However, I was so excited when I received my transfer. I have not withdrawn any of my payments. I am waiting to get my last payment then add up and pay my tuition for few semesters. I'm so excited for this program. I will now go back to school all thank to GiveDirectly.
 
2nd 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 am a university dropped out. I have been planning how to generate some money to get back to school but there have been no way out. If I have any woman she must be able to be educated like the way I am persuading mine. I have also been planning to build a house but these plans couldn't be achieve because of financial situations. However, GiveDirectly program will enable me to achieve my goals and I am grateful.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Since the presence of GD in our town, I have noticed and experienced that GiveDirectly have helped many poor people to improved their lives.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not used my second transfer yet. I am waiting for my third and fourth transfers to go back to school. I was studying nursing in Maybe Malcoun Medical Institute.
 
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' ve long been thinking about building a house so that I could moved out of my family people house along with my entire family. Am extremely excited that my dreams is coming to reality bit by bit. Threfore, as soon as I received the payment from GiveDirectly, I bought 2 bundles of zinc that will enable me roof my house. Similarly, I also purchased some gasoline to saw more woods for the so purpose of my construction. In doing so, all of my next and recent paymen will be spent on my buiding project. Many thanks and appreciation to the entire family of Give Directly for the kindness.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My family and I livelihood had changed, for example we all eating on time they all in school and will soon be in a new house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
From my major point of view as individual GiveDirectly is doing quite well for now in reaching out to poor people of River Cess County, By giving us enough money to improve our livelihood.This NGO has been very fair in choosing qualified household to benefit from the project. I'm so blessed to be benefiting from this project that has changed the livelihood of my family. Am overwhelmed about this gesture coming from GiveDirectly.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan for my cash transfer is to invest it in business that will help me generate more money to go to college and optain a degree.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brought happiness to me in the past six months was the news of GD coming into our county to work because I know that with the presence of GD in our village our lives will get better.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My main challenge right now is that I work for the government at a clinic that I can't get pay until after three months before I can revive a little stipend.