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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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 was not having any new goals before receiving this transfer, I was committed ro my plan and abe to achieve my goals.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD make me to become an independent woman in business, right now i having my mini business and also during fishing business, looking at things GD did not do anything that is not well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was abel to purchase fishing net and house materials to improve my house and brought new fishing cano for i and my family's
3rd 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?
We now have a new plan to build our own house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I have not observe anything wrong with Give Directly program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
House building materials and my school fees.
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?
RE: Before givedirectly could come i wished to somedays build my own house, but never taught of it becoming a reality especially not this early.
Presently my mission is to build a house, so right now i am about to purchase some zinc for the fulfilment of my dream.
Before givedirectly could come, my spouse could go fishing while i could dry the fish afterwards and sale it for our family up keep.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: Givedirectly is doing very well from my point of view, from the enrolment process up to present givedirectly system is really good.
Every employee from givedirectly that had ever come here to talk to me had been kind and friendly.
One major problem is that alot of us(recipients) here in Rivercess are face with cashing out problem, because this area have only one cashout area therefore most of the time there's no enough money and most people have to travel Buchanan, Grandbassa which is little time consuming.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: This time around i will spend the most of my money on purchasing some zincs and nails to start my own house.
Before givedirectly could come here in our town i already started saving some money from my little fish i normally sell to take someday in the future take on a project.
From my little sells i saved i also taught about one starting my dream house which i knew could take forever to even start building because the money i was saving was very little.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($267 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 happy and surprise at that moment, it was than I believe that Give Directly was telling us the truth.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The relationship between me and my husband had grown stronger than ever, I feel some level of financial freedom.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought a fishing net for my husband to replace the old one we had, I also buy food and medicine for us.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
For so many years, my boyfriend have been going on the sea to fishing before we get food or other basic needs for our household which is a risk being over the sea with smaller boats so if am opportune to get this money from Givedirect, I will establish a business in order to have a constant source of living and reduce my husband risk of going on rough sea daily .
What is the happiest part of your day?
For the past 6months, non of my family members have been sick neither myself have been in trouble because on a daily basis, people who go over the sea to fishing get drown but for my husband, he's always coming back safely.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Due to the lack of financial support to continue my studies I had to drop from school because my mother couldn't afford sending me to school and my involvement into a sexual relationship with my partner, he doesn't have the financial resources to support me in continuing my studies.
