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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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?
Yes I have a new goal that I didn't have before receiving this. My new plan is to raise money to service the medical expense of my mother who suffering from mental illness.
I am the only person who can help her to get medical assistance. I used a portion of my second and third transfer to start her treatment. At first, we didn't know that it was actually possible to heal her through medical means. I only decided to give it a try and I've seen significant improvements in her mental health. I've Therefore set it as a goal to raise money so that she can complete her treatment.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well in helping to make life better for poor people. Prior to the coming of GiveDirectly to Gomai Town, I could barely get enough food. I did casual labor daily to make ends meet. As a nursing baby mother, this wasn't easy for me. When I received the first GiveDirectly money, everything changed. Me and my daughter now have our basic needs.
GD does everything well. I do not see anything that GD does not do well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am keeping my most recent transfer to so that the I can add the 4th transfer to it to build my 1 bedroom house with porch. I currently live in an family house. The house is literally crumbling. The roof is damaged thereby causing the house to leak. I plan to use my 3rd and 4th transfers to build a house for my family.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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 decided to build my house that I long been wishing for in my life.
The current house is almost breaking down and so when I received the first and second money, I have decided to build a house for myself instead of moving in some one else house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I want to thank God for the way Givedirect helping me. Because I was suffering in this town, I have no one to care for me, to even wash my clothes in this town was a challenge to me and for me to be having this kind of money on my own, I am happy.
When God help me, I finish my house, I will be more grateful t and I thank God for Givedirect for helping me
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I get the money, I will buy the balance bundles of zinc,nails and the workmanship payment for the contractors
2nd 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 main goal is to build a new house, I am living in a house that is already breaking down because all the materials used to build it are damaged. I have two children living with me in this spoiled house which is very dangerous for us but I just keep managing because I don't have any where else to go now. When I build my house, it will be a great help to my children and I.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well by helping us unconditionally without asking for anything in return, they are also kind and patient with us during interviews, they are truthful in giving informations about the program. I don't have anything to say wrong about GiveDirectly, they are doing everything well in this town.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to buy most of the building materials needed to start my house projects, I also bought food for my family, I paid those workers that I have hired to build my house, the remaining amount is being saved for future purposes.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My name is Massa Morris from Gomai Town Dowein District Bomi County.
I felt so happy because I was worried over my child sickness and at the same time no money to get food for my home. My husband had no money that I could take my daughter to hospital.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My brother, as I speak to you my daughter is well and my house had food and most importantly I bought bundle of Zinc for my house project.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I use my money for my daughter health and bought zinc to built a new house and little for food
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive the cash transfer, I will buy zinc and build my own house.
The we are in now is for people. So I have made plan long time to build my own house but I have not had money to do that. Although like I said to you, I am engaged into coal production and cassava farm making to sell and be able to earn money to implement my plan. However, the money realised from those activities cannot be enough to keep some for the project.
The coal production is a very difficult job and it requires more energy to do. Because of that, I most time credit money from my customer to be able to hire man power, buy food and other things to do the production. So when I sell the coal and deduct the money I credited, nothing can be left for saving. So , receiving the money promised will be a huge breakthrough for me to realise my dream.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Yes, last Tuesday I was very happy. I can remember that day I was completely out of food and did not know or never has the means of getting food. But few minutes later, my friend asked me to go with her on her farm. We went and she gave me rice and also 300 LD that help me to buy food for me and my family for two days.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenge for me here is how to raise money to implement my different plans.
I considered money as a major challenge because almost everything here requires you to have money before doing or implementing them.
And here, besides coal and cassava patch making to sell and get money, there is no other activities here to earn money from.
The coal production too got lot of people here involve into it. Because of that, the price have dropped. So, it has made money earning very difficult
