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Jucia
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
77
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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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'm Planning to complete my house project. I even bought some gas to saw my planks.I just pay my big son graduation feed from this same transfer. I'm thinking about starting a new business to help me. I was only depending on farming to survive. With givedirectly transfer I'm about to have very descent house. I also pay for my balance zinc that I'm going to complete my house with and fews nails.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is really helping us a lot in this places more especially we the poor people of Liberia. I'm very thankful to them for their support.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Huge of my transfer was spent on my house project. I even bought some gas to saw my planks.I just pay my big son graduation feed from this same transfer. I'm thinking about starting a new business to help me. I was only depending on farming to survive. With givedirectly transfer I'm about to have very descent house. I also pay for my balance zinc that I'm going to complete my house with and fews nails.
 
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?
I just bought zinc and cement to finish my house. Since four years ago, i have not have somewhere to sleep .With givedirectly transfer I'm about to have a decent house with zinc. All of my kids are now in school and i even try to get them some school material.i just bought the balance zinc to complete the house project.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion GiveDirectly has done great thing for me. I was not having sleeping place but with the transfer that I received from GiveDirectly program. I'm about to build a new house for my children. My kids are also in school as well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Huge of my transfer was spent on my house project. Because since our village get brun i have not yet build house. Because of my low income from the farming work.my children are not been in school only because of the little income that I'm getting from the farming work. With givedirectly transfer i was able to pay their tuition.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($270 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The first time I received my transfer from GiveDirectly programs. I was so happy about this money until I started running around my house. I was even going in the bush to get some cassava for eating. I soon we get to the network area i received the massage. I was only depending on farming to survive. I'm going to be able now to build a new house with zinc. I'm going to be able now to paid my children schools fees. Things was very much difficult for me and my family. I'm so happy about this programs that GiveDirectly has brought to us in Rivercesse.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that, I was not able to build a new house with zinc. I'm about to build a new house for my children. I can now eat good food because we are getting money from GiveDirectly programs now. I'm So happy that I'm now going to have a new house with zinc. Life has now getting to improve day by day. All of my children are now in schools with their friends. I'm even thinking about starting a new business to help me. I know very well that GiveDirectly will not continue be here forever. I will manage this money so that after this programs, i will not find it very difficult in getting food.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer that I received from GiveDirectly programs. I'm going to build a new house with zinc over it for my children. I'm going to paid my children schools fees and buy them some schools material. I even bought fews bundles of zinc and cement. I will buy fews planks to add on the stick so that i can use it to roofs the house. I bought my children Christmas clothes and food for the house. I even paid some guys to help me cut some stick from the bush. I will also paid the person who is going to build my house. I'm hoping that my next transfer to come so that i can Started a small business.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
For more than sixty years now I have been struggling to live in a better place but due to my financial problems I'm unable. Getting this money will enable to to build my house and used the balance on my grandchildren that don't have father. In the near future they will be a help to my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Seeing my family well and healthy can make me happy every morning.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Housing is my major challenge in this village. I don't have no good place to sleep, when the rain falls my roof can be leaking and this can make us feel very bad. There is no food for my grandchildren to eat.