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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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?
No i dont have any new goals, i really wanted to build my house that is the planned i had before receiving this transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly help people by empowering them to do something for themselves. I really wanted to build my house but there was no funds now able to do it, thank God for GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my money on my children school fees and buying materials for my house project.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($289 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?
No i planned to build my house so when i received my money i went and bought my materials.this was very important to me. I didn't have any new goals.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly help us by giving money we didn't expect that make us to take care of most of our problems.. GiveDirectly thank you so much for everything.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to buy zinc nails, and saved some of the.money for emergency.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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?
I have a plan right now to build a house. My family and I don't a comfortable place to lay our heads; we currently sleep in a kitchen. That's why am planning now to build a house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The program that GiveDirectly is implementing is doing well for us. And all that I know is that GiveDirectly is doing good and nothing bad for now.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on my children's school fees.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I live in a kitchen, it is not a Hut, I been planning to build a house for me and my children because of low finance. I saw a planks since 2014, but not financial assistance.
But if God help me, I received this money, I will speed up my work to build a decent house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I'm happy because I get my daily meal for me and my children, and through Allah, my children are all well that also make me happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Some of my children are in school, but no help, when they are put out of school, they will stay home for more than months, I have to burn chart coal in order for them to get back to school. These are some difficulties/ challenges I'm faced with.
