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Obed
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
62
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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4th 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?
With the first, Second and third transfer, i bought four bundles of Zinc, nails, plant to build a new big house for the family because, the house i was living in before Givedirectly came to my community is just two rooms and the family are getting larger than before. My recent transfer was spent for additional construction materials like cement and sand with part of the money and the balance money was used for contractors payment. Thanks to Givedirectly for changing my life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I appreciate Givedirectly for giving me money to take care of my children and get a better living place.All of the process went well. I am grateful and happy with Givedirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With this money from Givedirectly, i was able to complete the materials for my new house and paid the contractors money. I am now happy because my life is now better than before.Thanks to Givedirectly for coming in to my life and make it better for my children.
 
3rd 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?
I have not developed any new goal yet. I want to accomplish the plan I have before GiveDirectly came in my community. I live in a very old thatch house with my family. I started building a house before GiveDirectly came in my community. The project stop because of financial constraints. I have used all my three transfer to complete my building project. I was able to raise the wall, plaster in inner part of the building and I used my third transfer to pay the contractor. I appreciate GiveDirectly because in a the next one month, I hope to move in my new house with zinc instead of thatch.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing extremely well because my building project was becoming a failure and GiveDirectly came and rescued me. GiveDirectly fulfils her promise. It is a life saving organization. There is no corruption. I appreciate GiveDirectly for everything I have now. In my opinion, GiveDirectly is doing everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer to pay the engieers how are working on my building project. I currently live in a very old thatch house. I used my previous transfers and bought building materials to continue my building peoject from where it stop because I was not having money to complete it. I aslo used portion of it to buy food for my workers. I hope to move in my new house one month from now. I appreciate GiveDirectly for my transfer.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
With the first transfer from Givedirectly, I was able to buy some construction materials for my new house and pay a part payment to the contractors.My goal for the second transfer, I was able to buy more building materials, pay some of my children school fees and brought enough food for my contractors.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly did well in all of the process,That is from the first step up to present. Seriously, I am satisfied and appreciate the gift. What was not well, some of our community members were in their villages and garden but was not enrolled.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to spend my second transfer on some of my building materials, I Brought enough food for my contractor and use part of my transfer to pay some of my children school fees.I am living in a old thatch house since in my life. I been struggling to have a better living place.But With the little money I generated from my garden, Could not make me to have a better development.Now with the cash transfer from Givedirectly, I am happy in my life.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($265 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 very excited when I received my first transfer. I was hoeing grass in my yard when I received the transfer message. I left what I was doing and started praising and worshiping God. I always felt ashamed of the house my family lives in whenever I received guest, because the house is in a very deplorable condition. I used some of my transfer to buy building materials such as zinc, cement, sand, wheelbarrow, etc. to enable me complete my building project that I started in the past, but I couldn't afford the money needed to complete my house because. Some of my children couldn't complete school the past school year because of financial difficulty. My excitement about this transfer is that, I have bought building materials, and my children are now registered in school. I will forever remember GiveDirectly for this help.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, since I received the first transfer, my family has enough food to eat. We have gone from eating once a day to twice a day. I have gathered sand and others materials to kickoff my building project from were it stopped two years ago. My children are happy every day because I was able to buy their back to school package. I believed that when I received all my transfer, my family life will change for the better.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my first transfer on three major things that are Paramount for my family progress. Firstly, I used some of my transfer to buy building materials which include cement and zinc to enable me complete the building project that I started. Secondly, I have registered my children in school. During the course of the past school year, some of my children didn't complete the school year because I didn't have money. Thirdly, I bought three bag of rice. It was my first time to buy rice in buck. We usually buy cups of rice. Because of this transfer, the love has increased between my wife and I. My children will start school in November. I can't stop expressing my gratitude for this help GiveDirectly is giving me.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My house got broken down during last year raining season, and now my first priority is to build a house for myself and my family to live in, and my second priority is to establish a small business for my wife to do so any money that I will receive will directly go towards such project.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Evening day I'm happy seeing myself around my family because they are the only people left with me since the war so I really love them.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Getting people to build my house is challenging for me because they charged me too much money that I can't afford currently so that has been a serious challenge for me.