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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($233 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: " I have plan to spend the most of this my recent transfer on buying cement for the renovation of my house".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: " In my opinion, givedirectly is doing very good for me.
I have not observed givedirectly doing anything wrong.
Givedirectly give us money to help ourselves, but has never taken any from us in return. For this, i am happy and pleased ".
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
RE: "I hope to have a comfortable house of my own. Because the person who build this my house spoiled the roof.
Do i have used majority of my previous transfers to renovate it, and now it is left with plastering of the walls and putting of floor, which is my target for this my recent transfer ".
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($239 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I want to use my third transfer to improve my house by extending the porch and also plastering in and around the house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has empowered me to change the bamboo window to wooden window
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to complete my house work before this year ends
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on purchasing assorted building materials to have my house renovated.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing everything absolutely well in my opinion.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to accomplish the completion of the renovation of my house and an establishment of a sustainable businesses.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer to pay my children's school fees and bought their school materials. I am keeping the balance so that when the next transfer comes, I can renovate my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My husband and I only depend on farming for survival. But now that I started receiving money from Givedirectly , I have hope that my life has changed for the better. I am able to pay my children school fees in time and buy their school materials, something I was finding difficult before. My husband and I decided that we keep the remaining money so that when the balance transfer comes, we will use it to renovate our house. I am overly exicted and I appreciate Givedirectly for this great help in my life and that of my family because we were really suffering.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My husband and I depend on farming to support our children in school and we find it difficult at times to pay their school fees. Two weeks ago my children were put out of school for tuition and that had been my worry. One soon morning while I was still in bed worrying, I heard people shating that they have received money from GiveDirectly. I decided to check my phone as well, then I saw a message that I have received $35, 625.00LRD from GiveDirect INC. I was overly excited. The next day my husband went to Zleh Town and withdrew the money and when he brought it, I went to my children's campus to pay their school fees and also buy their school materials. We kept the balance so that when the second money comes we can renovate my house.
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access_time 2 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I don't really have money now and I'm so constraint for my family and I to be living together in the same house. My family don't have money and we truly depend on farming. My husband normally plant corn, pepper and other vegetables to enable us send our children to school and give them better living.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six month, all of my children successfully passed to the next class and we are so happy as a family. We are looking forward to getting GD support to enable them push for this coming semester.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I intend to find land and build my own house with it.
