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Veta's family
Veta
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
50
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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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 very new goal that I never had before receiving this transfer my new goal is to build a house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly do me well by transferring unconditional cash transfers to me that empower me to build a house .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my most recent money on zinc .
 
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access_time 3 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I intend to build a decent house so that when others see it they can know that there's human living there. The house I'm living in at the moment does not represent a place for human being to live! Secondly, I will send my other two children to school and lastly, I'll establish a business to sustain myself and the family."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"Early January of last year I got sick and the doctors said I had water in my stomach so they had to use tubes to have it removed. Since then, I've been living on medicine because that's what they told me - that I will have to take medicine for the rest of my life. The distance from my town to the city is $10,000 but I still have to make a regular visit to the hospital. So, every time when God blesses me with this amount I really appreciate Him for it. This is what brings me happiness the most!
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"Food is the biggest challenge for me and my family! When I brush the farm and do all the other farm work it does not result into anything substantial. Therefore, there's very little crops or produce for us to eat. We don't get to sell anything and we're just living from hand to mouth. Some days it's even hard to get something for the family to eat."