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Sussanah
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Small business
faceAge:
50
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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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?
I am grateful to Givedirectly for the financial support.The new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to improve my dwelling place. I want to plaster my house and reroof my kitchen. My husband died years back.I have been unable to improve my house due to hardship. Givedirectly came as a surprised to this village and I am enjoying every moment of Givedirectly cash supports. Thanks to Givedirectly for remembering the poor in Liberia. I believe that with my transfer, my dreamed to see my house appearing attractive in this village will soon come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly is doing good jobs in this community. Givedirectly offered freed cash to families in this Village. Givedirectly direct cash supports have helped many recipients to improved their houses .Givedirectly is transparent in implementation. Givedirectly staffs donot make false promise. Every work Givedirectly is doing in our community is unique and there is no system in Givedirectly that needs improvement.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my most recent transfer to buy two bundles of 32 gage white zincs , along with 3 bags of white cements to start plastering my house and reroof my kitchen . Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. I am saving my balance transfer to buy additional cements bags for the plastering. I believe that when I improve my house, it will be very solid .
 
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?
My new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to buy one used motorbike for traffic. Motorbikes are frequently used for smooth transportations of poeple from one place to another due to bad roads conditions. It has been my planned to buy motorbike when I get money. Thanks to Givedirectly for the financial support. I believe that when I start to make motorbike business in this village I will be able to generate more money to add up goods to my food stuffs business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly bought great joyed to my mind. Through Givedirectly cash support, I am able to buy one motor bike for traffic and I can now afford to send my children to school. Givedirectly has help families in this village to build their own houses. Givedirectly is one of the Organizations that doesnot segregate anyone. Everything Givedirectly is doing in our county is welcoming and nothing going wrong.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my most recent transfer to buy one black Tvs star motorbike for traffic. My son will runs the traffic and report 4000Liberian Dallors on a weekly basis. I believe that in the future, I am going to generate money and will be kept in saving in the future to take care of my children .
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 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 market selling fufu along with some other crops when my phone alarm. Because i couldn't read, i quickly call my husband to come for the phone and carry to our oldest son to help read the massage for me. Luckily for me the most wanted massage that i was waiting to hear came. I was overwhelmed upon receiving such amount of money from Givedirectly. I have never seen nor touch such a big money like this since i was born. I was so happy until i started to dance. Life has been so hard for me in the past years.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since i received my transfer from Givedirectly is that my family and i eat three times a day. I have started a new business and also pay my children school fees. I'm so happy in my spirit. Unlike before, i had so many challenges. I earn $100.00 Liberian dollar from the business a day at times. Seeing myself handling cash on the daily basis had totally reduce my stress. Some of my challenges has been laid to rest. I feel so blessed to have this program coming to my village.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
$100 .00 united states dollars was used to pay for zinc and other materials for my new house project. I send $75 .00 to my two daughter's in Buchanan to pay some of their tuitions. I have been making cassava producing fufu out of it and sell it to feed my children. Getting rice for feeding has been one of my greatest challenge. With the help from Givedirectly i have started a new business. Since the beginning of this program I have only known joy because of the great opportunity this program has brought to my village.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
For now my sons are trying their best to get me food to eat each day so I want to find myself something to be doing inorder to help them too, so I want expand my business so I can be able to feed myself.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over the past months my children get me 3,500.00 LRD to continue my business so that makes me happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I'm getting older so walking around everyday to sell my goods is a big challenge for me now because my legs getting me some problems.