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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
The new goals I have set before receiving this transfer are to pay my children school fees to enable me get free from school fees payment and start to make petty business. I want to start selling used clothes and iron soap business. I have decided to invest my recent transfer into making business to enable me save some of my money to take care of children . Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support.I believed that with my transfer from Givedirectly, my dreamed to live successful life will soon come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly did well for us. Through Givedirectly cash supports, many recipients are building new houses. Givedirectly also distributed mobile phones to all recipients in this village. Some recipients who never had ideas on how mobile phones work are now able to use mobile phones. Thanks to Givedirectly for every good work carried out in this village. There is no system in GiveDirectly that need to improve.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most recent transfer to pay school fees for my five children who are currently attending schools in Gbediah town and used the balance money to start selling used bedsheets and Iron soap business. Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially. I believe that when I start to invest some of transfer into making business, I will be able to generate more money to take care of my family in the future.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
When I received my transfer I was very much happy and rejoicing that day. I was happy because in my whole life I haven't received such money for free. Back than it's wasn't easy on my family and I, to even get food for my family used to be very difficult for me. I never had money to paid my children school fees due to low income. But with the help of givedirectly my life is improving. Now my children are all registered in school. Now my New goal is to improved my father leaking roof in my village.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly make it I have New mattress and phone. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well. Givedirectly has done very well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to buy 15 begs of cement to improved my father house, also I am planning to buy enough foodstuff for my family. And most importantly I will buy DVD player for my children to be watching movies.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes getting so many houses was my dream. So my new goals is to build a family house in my town. where in my family from Monrovia will be when every they come for visit in my village.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did very well for my family and that of my village. because givedirectly has make us to have our owned houses. Givedirectly also make our whole village to change with many new building in the town
GiveDirectly did well with everything.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 50 bags of Cement to build my family house in my town, And I also buy food for my family. And I purchased DVD player for my children to watch movies. Because a was their dream to have a movie in their owned house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($269 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was surprise when i received my transfer. This is my very first experience with an NGO sending me this huge amount of money free of charge.
I'm so happy about this money because life wasn't fine with me and my family.
I really want to tell GiveDirectly thanks for this great opportunity they have given us.
I'm able to paid my children school fees for this calender school year and I'm also even thinking of starting a new business.
Things are getting a little bit better. I see a lot of opportunities just from this initial transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is the daily satisfactione that I have. The joy I see in my kids every morning haven't known that their school fees has been paid and all of their school materials has been bought. I feel so satisfied when I can wake up every morning knowing that I have something to sustain me and my family after this program. The satisfaction that I have is the biggest difference in my daily life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to buy two bundles of zinc and also started a small business. My children school fees has also been fully paid. Due to the current hardship, I have decided to start a small business that will help sustain my family after this program. In the past, it was a challenge for me to take proper care of my children. Our living conditions were so uncomfortable. Many days I would wake up thinking of my children's future. Their education and wellbeing was my concern but with this little business, I can continue from where GiveDirectly will stop.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When i get this money, i want to build another house on the main raod. I want to make good business so i really want to build a house with shop on it.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When all of my children and siblings are doing well, i feel good about it.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My greaset challenge is how to take care of my family.