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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 don't have a new goal.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing well everything well and I want to encourage them to continue serving humanity in this unprecedented manner.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought four bundles of zinc.
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?
I have no new goals I previously plan to build a house, which is what I am continuing.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am so excited that givedirectly came to our community, most of the houses in this community was thatched houses but since we started to receive transfers immediately everyone started building and reconditing their houses. I can not tell any wrong givedirectly have done to me or the community I lived in, God thank you for givedirectly for coming to our rescues.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought four bundles of zinc, three packs of zinc nails, wire nails six-packs and paid the children's school fees.
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?
The recipient is still in the process of achieving their first goals.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing well by helping to improve your lives in this village through their directly cash transfer process.
I don't know anything that GiveDirectly isn't doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought two bundles of zinc, eight bags of cement to complete my house and I used the balance money to paid my three Childrens school fees in Pleebo.
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 preparing my breakfast when my phone ranked and saw the transfer massage I dancing singing praising God, went to church on Sunday and gave my testimony for the goodness of God.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life changed has greatly, I used to work for people (going from to door to door) looking dishes, clothes, pots to wash and cooking for them.
GiveDirectly has given me value, am no more going on gold fields looking for jobs but staying with my children and they on time ftom children, they new uniform good copy books and am respected in the community as well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought nine bags of cement to plaster my new existed zin roof house, am keeping the balance of this first tanfer to pay the contractors for plastering and their feeling.
I was working ( cooking, washing their clothes and scribing their pots and others) for the gold miners in the gold field that how lhot money to built my house.It was left will with plastering but I was tired anf decided that the house is ok I will manage with it as it is.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive my transfer, I will use the money to build a house.
I will use the money to build a house for my children and I because, the house that I am presently living in is for my elder sister and she has her children and they are growing up and I also have children.
We will not continue staying in my elder sister house. I have a plan of building my own house but I have not build it because I have not gotten enough money that will enable me to build a house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was happy during the July 26, Independence day celebration, when my fiance bought clothes for my children and I. I was happy because he made me proud another my friends and family and we celebrated the Independence day together and with happiness.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My main challenge I am facing is lack of money.
I am really finding it hard to earn a living. My family and I usually survive by selling cassavas from the cassava patch we made, sometimes when we take the cassavas to the market, there can be no buyers and even if the cassavas were bought, the some can not be enough to take care of all our needs.
