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Patience
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liberia
workOccupation:
Small business
faceAge:
26
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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?
No. My goal had been building my own house. I am living in my father's house for 10 years now and it had been leaking for three years. We suffered a lot during raining season. I couldn't fulfilled my dreams because of financial constraints. I used to do a petit trade to send my children to school and sustain us. However,with the cash that I got from GiveDirectly made to buy a lot of my building materials,goods to sell and my children are in shcool. This transfer from GiveDirectly set my wishes right within few months and I will forever remained grateful to GD.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly unique method of selecting qualified household to benefit from this unique program is commendable. They gave us money to improve ourselves,send our children to school and live a better life. Haven't it been for GiveDirectly, my dad was going to die. Many appreciation to them.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my most recent transfer from GiveDirectly,I used portion of my most recent transfer buy more goods for my petit business to improve it to a big business. I also bought the remaining building materials for my house paid contractors that are building my house. Lastly, my dad is ill and admitted to the hospital and due to that I assisted my dad to pay his health expenses.
 
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 very excited to be one of the beneficiaries of GiveDirectly financial program. I am a petite trader, I usually buy fish from the fishermen, dried them and sell in the nearby markets. That had been the source of livelihood for my family. After receiving my recent transfer, my new goal is I decided to buy my own canon for fishing business which I have done. With this new goal I feel very delighted that I am now an employer. And with hopes and aspirations the ending from the fishing activities will be enough to take care of my boys and myself. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has brough so much relieved and joyed to us. As a single mother I am now able to sent my kids to school and take care of their daily needs. Things that could take us forever to accomplish is now been executed in a twinkling of an eye. My thanks and appreciation to GiveDirectly for job well done. Sincerely, GiveDirectly has not done anything that is not well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Before receiving payment from GiveDirectly, I have been fighting very hard as a single mother. With my petite trading in dried fish my kids and I had been surviving on the little profit. Now with this my recent transfer I have decided to expand the business by buying my own fishing Canon since my community is a fishing community. Therefore, I used all my recent transfer for that purpose. Interestingly, I have hire a fisherman to do the fishing. With just a little time I will soon become an independent woman. I feel very delighted for this jaw- dropping goal. All thanks to GiveDirectly for financial freedom.
 
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?
Before receiving this transfer I already started a dried fish business using my first transfer. Presently I have not developed any new goal, my dream is to continue with the business I started. For this reason I used my recent transfer and bought more dried fish to increase my business size. This had brought so much financial relieved to me. I now feel proud and independent as a woman earning my own money and catering for her family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has been doing a very awesome job. From the selection process to payment time they have kept to their promises of helping the beneficiaries. I have not seen or heard anything that GiveDirectly is not doing quite well. God blessed GiveDirectly and all their Staffs.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Before I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly, I wasn't doing anything that could be a source of income for me. For this reason my children and I always lived in lack. This brought so much sadness to me as a mother that couldn't even provide a decent meal for my family. Interestingly, with my recent transfer I was able to buy more dried fish and that has been my business. Happily, the income from this business had been tremendous.I am a happy more and my kids are now having a decent meal. I am very fortunate to be part of this program.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($272 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
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Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan to make my business, send my two children to school and build my house with this money
What is the happiest part of your day?
The thing that make me happy is because GiveDirectly giving us money to help ourselves.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The main hard time i'm facing is money business. School has already opened and my children are not going to school, because I don't have money to pay their school fees. When GiveDirectly give me this money, it will be a great help because I will send my children to school.