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Christian
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Liberia Large Transfer
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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 intend purchasing a new bike with this my last transfer, that is my new goal for now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly does everything good, they have improved my life and I'm grateful for that. God bless them.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer will be spent on purchasing a new bike for commercial purpose.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 build a new house of my own. Where I stay currently is not that conducive, so I was able to convince my wife so that we can build a house of our own.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly does everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My entire transfer was spent on building materials, such as zinc, nail, cutting of sticks, planks and etc.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($290 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?
No! I don't have any new goals. I live in a family house with my wife and daughter. Things were a bit difficult for us. To provide food everyday and cater to hospital bills, I had to take my mother old fishing net to catch some fish. Living in a family house is a very embarrassing. Our plans were to build a new house for ourselves. I couldn't afford the funds to undertake the peoject. Luckily, GiveDirectly came to my village and I was enrolled in it's cash program. I was so excited when I received my transfer. From that moment I knew our lives will never be the same again.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly is not doing anything unwell. It is giving us so much money and they ask for nothing in return. This is an amazing opportunity. I am so glad that I got enrolled in this program. I am thankful that through this cash program our lives will never be the same again.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Things have been hard on my family. I didn't have any means of generating funds for their upkeep. We live in a family house and have been planning to build a new house. Unfortunately, we haven't started that project yet due to lack of funds. I'm thankful that my dream will now come to pass.Our lives will be better. My wife move to Monrovia along with my daughter to further her education. I'm so thankful for this opportunity. I give some of my money to my wife for their upkeep. I also give some to my mother. I saved rest of my money so that when I get the rest, I will add up to start my building project.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am a fisherman. I came from fishing one evening when I turned my phone on, right away a massage came in my phone. I opened it and noticed that it was GiveDirectly cash transfer message. The huge amount of money that I saw was very strange for me because it was my first time seeing such money. I was so much happy to see such amount of money because I been thinking about how to pay my wife's school fees, but this money from Givedirectly came in the rightful time and it has help me a lot to pay her tuitions.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that I am greatly being helped GiveDirectly to reduce the stress on my mind. My fishing money will go for other important things that my family need and I will be in a new house with my family. My wife is also now back to school. I have also left sleeping on the floor to sleeping in a warm bed with my wife.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have been sleeping almost on the floor with a leaking roof for over a period of time now and I have been stressed up so badly due to my wife's tuitions. I was able to buy mattress for my room and also pay for my wife's tuitions. I am now waiting for my next transfer to buy zinc for our house and pay people to cut sticks to start our house project because the house that my family and I are living in with my family is in a deplorable condition.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am a fisher man and getting money is very difficult in our country. If I get this money from Give Directly, I will use it to build my own house so that my wife and I can live a better life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Nothing has brought me joy and happiness as compare to seeing Give Directly working in my town today because I am show of getting money to sent myself back to school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am out of school and I do not have money to sent myself back to school. My greatest problem is to get money so that I can go back to school.