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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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 for my recent transfer is for me to go back school because, since I graduated from high school I never had money to go back to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind GiveDirectly is doing well for me because they are helping me with money that will enable me to go back to school. I have not observed anything that GiveDirectly did not do well with.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I Saved my recent transfer for my school
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
RE: Yes i do have a new goal.
I have always wanted to go back to school.
Since i completed high school i could not go back to school to continue university because of my parents financial constraints.
But now with this givedirectly cash transfer i see that it is an opportunity to return and complete my education.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: It is the very first time in the history of our life for such program.
This help givedirectly is giving us is beyond amazing for me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I am going to spend the most of my recent transfer on my entrance registration at the university.
I used the rest on my registration once am successful in the entrance.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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?
Many thanks to Givedirectly for their support. I am so happy that I was enrolled on this program. My new goal is to buy a motorcycle for business purpose. I decided to buy motobike because when givedirectly goes I will be able to support my family on my owned. My little brother will be running traffic and reporting the money to me.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses. I am so happy that I am on this program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying motorcycle for business. I only bought 1 beg of rice for my children.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($234 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am Priscilla Paygar from Gbarsleh Town. I was home when I received the transfer alert on my phone. Upon seeing this huge sum of money in my mobile money account, I felt happy because I needed money to empower myself.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before Give Directly came to my community, I have been teaching at the school in my town. I have planned to further my education but I had no support. However, due to my ambition of attending university, I have to move from Monrovia to my village to work for money. Since I started receiving my transfer, I have been empowered to start a business and my dream of pursuing higher education is coming to fulfilment.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm waiting for my second transfer to buy a commercial motorbike.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am a high school graduate of the independent Bethlehem Baptist High School but was unfortunate to go to college because of financial problems. However, I have to come back home to look for money inorder to go to college. I am currently teaching the Gbarsleh's Public school. My plan for this transfer is to use portion of the money to start going to college and the remaining portion of the money will be used to start up a business inorder to substain myself and children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I did not imagine that I will have this kind of opportunity in my entire life. Givedirectly have made me regain my strength to keep pushing myself to a better life. I am happy today to be a part of this givedirectly program which is about to change my entire story around.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I actually left my home town to advance myself interms of education but it all turned up the other way due to money problems. After my graduation from high school, I have to returned into my home town to hustle for money inorder to go back to college due to the lack o f support from parents.
