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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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 goal is to build my own house and leave my parents house because I am big to live with them in the same house with my family
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirect is one organization that I will ever appreciate because, this is my first time to get money free from any group or organization
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money when withdraw will be used for labor payment for the contractor who is going to build my house
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes, I plans to build my house and buy motorcycle.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house and my small business
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($298 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Before receiving this money, I plan to build my house and to pay the person who will build my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly money really benefited me because, things was not easy on me as a man. I couldn't afford anything for my family because of lack of money. But now, through the help of give directly people, I am able to start building my own house with the money that give directly people send me and I can also pay the person that is helping me to build my house. This money is really a great blessing to I and my family. Now, our lives have improved as a family and things are working for us through this transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and some materials to start building my house and I also paid the person who is building my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($269 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfer I was happy because I didn't work for this money. I was gifted something so special. I'm very grateful
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I wanted to build since I was a boy but I never had money to get building materials, with my Give Directly transfer I can spent my money on whatever I want and build the house I always dream of.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on building materials
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Our only source of income is the fisher man work I'm doing, and this is only to take care of our daily needs. It has been my plan to start a business for my woman but due to the little income it has been difficult. I plan to start a business that worth the amount I will received.
What is the happiest part of your day?
It was sometime in August when I went to check on my basket I caught a lot of fishes and I took it to the market everything was bought, I was able to buy more food and some of our daily needs that sustained us for a month.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenges I'm face with is financial constrain, our only source of income is the baskets I lay to collect fish, but right now it is raining heavily, I can't get fish like when we are in the dry season so sometimes to provide for our family is difficult we will have to survived on credit.
