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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new plan is to plaster my house and sponsor my children in school. I have completed building my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well in educting people on doing things that will better their lives. They did well in telling us to build us, send our children to school, opening businesses and farm. I dont know of anything GiveDirectly is not doing well. Everything is super perfect for me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought fifteen bags of cement to plaster my house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($275 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?
My new goal is to continue with the renovation on my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is a good organization, they have changed my living condition.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement and pay my kids tuition.
2nd 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?
At first I did not really believe that GiveDirectly was going to live up to her promise by sending this cash transfer, so I never had any goal. But when the transfer hits my phone, it was like a dream. So with the cash on hand now, I have new goals of sending my children to school, and reconditioning my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing very well by helping the poor people to live better live by giving us unconditional cash transfer, well I have not seen anything wrong that GiveDirectly is doing or has done.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My recent transfer is spent on purchasing many bags of cement for the reconditioning of my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($275 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 on my way from the farm by evening time. I met some of my friends who informed me about the transfer from Givedirectly. I urgently ran up the hill to confirm and saw the my transfer has arrived. I couldn't hold back my happiness and delight regarding such assistance from Givedirectly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before receiving the money, my house was falling apart. I never had a single cent to plaster my house, but since I received this money, I am now buying cement bags which I never had the money to do in the past.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement bags to plaster my house. I have live in a mud house for so many years with no improvement.The house is gradually falling to pieces. This was my worry, but never had the money to improve my house. With the transfer from Givedirectly, I will now improve my house.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I start a small business if I receive money from Give-Directly .my husband is a carpenter.with the carpenter job,its not enough to feed us and help us and send the children to school.I pray to receive money to help my husband with our expensive. "
What is the happiest part of your day?
I'm joyful when I fix my rice bread and the community people rush and buy everything,because through that I can be about to buy food for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My current challenge is that our farm is been distroy by Guinea pig.we don't have anything during harvest.
