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Mary
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Other
faceAge:
75
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Liberia Large Transfer
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
It Will bring happiness to me
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did well by sending us cash directly to our phones to enable me build my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
No new goals yet
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new goal before receiving the transfer was to build my house. The house current thatch house is falling. I am a widow with four children. We are presently staying in family's members house. Building a house will reduce a cost of living and improve our standard of life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly had done very well for me. Based upon the intervention of GiveDirectly, I am building my house and sending my children to school. GiveDirectly had not done anything wrong.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my recent transfer on building house. Immediately upon receiving the transfer, I bought building materials to jump starts the construction of my house. I also spent potions of the money on my children education.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($231 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
From the moment I received this money I feel that my life will be better because I'm going to utilize is well so I was amazed when I received the money from Give Directly
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My biggest moment daily in my life since I started getting this money is that I'm now able to eat every single day of my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
This money I got I will use it to get materials for my house and pay the people that will be building it.
 
Enrolled
access_time almost 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My house is leaking all over. When the rain falls, I don't have a covering from it because the rain falls everywhere. So, I am very very happy today! I'll build a new house with a zinc structure to relocate from this palpus house. Even though my grand daughter is in school, the administration puts her out most of the time because of fees. Therefore, I'll save some money aside for her school. I'll invest the rest in a petty provision shop right at my house because these things have fast profits. With the daily profits, I'll be able to maintain myself. "
What is the happiest part of your day?
"Givedirectly has made a huge impact in my life though I'm yet to receive the cash transfer. Just the mention of the cash transfer has motivated me in many ways that words are not enough to express. If it was raining right now, you wouldn't be able to sit in my house because it would be as if you were sitting outside under the rain. So, I'll build a new zinc structure when I receive my first cash transfer so that I can have peaceful and satisfying nights in bed."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"Since 2000, while weeding on the farm, dirt entered my left eye and affected it terribly! As it is, I can not see with my left eye. Five years ago, I started experiencing problem with my left eye. In the early parts of 2017, I was sent for a surgery on the eye. As a result, I can't see clearly on the one eye. The doctors told me that when the dirt entered my left eye, we used too much harsh medicines. Therefore, it had already been damaged so they couldn't do anything about it. It's been five whole years since I farmed. So, life is really difficult for me. My daughter had to travel from another country leaving her husband there in order to attend to me. Right now, the right eye has started hurting again. That's why I'm really praying that the cash transfer will be sent soon for me to my eye examined again."