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Marconee
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
34
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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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 main priority is to build my house and send my children to school. Farming was my source of income. I also want to open and business center in my yard.I will also like to make new cassava farm to sustain my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Give Directly is doing well especially in my life. I was unable to build a house of my my own, through the organisation I was able to achieve some of my goals. Through the help of GiveDirectly, I am able to save some money and to solve personal issues. I want to tell GiveDirectly thank you for improving my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the transfers I received from GiveDirectly, I used portion of it to buy three bundles of zinc. I also bought three bags of rice . The balance money was used to pay contractors to saw my planks and cut stakes for my house project.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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'm continuing with my previous goal so that I can be able to get it completed. My house project is still in progress, and I'm getting there gradually.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly does everything well. I was suffering and living in abject poverty, I never even had a decent place to lay my head, it is because of God through Give Directly, I will now have a better place to lay my head and my life is what it is, I'm indeed grateful to God for them.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My recent transfer was spent on additional building materials for my house project, zinc, nail, planks, and the remaining portion will go to workmanship. I also used a minute portion of my transfer to purchase food for my house and the workers.
 
2nd 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?
Before receiving this transfer I never had a thought of establishing a business. Seeing the constrained my family had been going through to even make ends meet, I have decided to start a little business to in able me have extra income that even after GiveDirectly had left our town I will become financially stable to continue taking care of my family. Therefore, with my new goal to start a business I used some of the money and purchased goods that I usually take to various markets for sale. Interestingly, the income from my sale had been very much exciting. I am overjoyed to see my family life changing for the better. All thanks to GiveDirectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my thinking, GiveDirectly has been doing well from the beginning of this program until now. The moment this Organization entered our town I knew our lives was going to change for the better and they have proven beyond all reasonable doubt with the kind of jobs done so far. I am very fortunate to be one of the beneficiaries of this unique opportunity. In my opinion GiveDirectly has not done anything that is not well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
After receiving my recent transfer with my new goal of starting my own business. For the passed years life have been very difficult for my family and I. I couldn't afford school fees for my four children, I had to send two away to live with distance relatives. Even providing a daily meal for the other two and myself was a mystery. However, with my recent transfer I was able to start a little business and it has been of a great help. Most importantly, I used some of the money and paid my two kids tuition. Finally, I used the remaining money to buy a bundle of zinc for the house I am planning to built. I feel very grateful to GiveDirectly for this financial support.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 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 very excited because this was my first time receiving this amount of money in cash since I was born in life. I really been thinking about building my house and doing business, but unfortunately for me I been having a very poor income.So when the money came I when and purchased both dry goods and my building materials. Just exstanding many thanks and appreciation to GiveDirectly for the intervention into my life.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference right now, my business and building project is ongoing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My both payment was spend on my building materials and dry goods for business purpose.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
What I plan to do with my cash transfer is to invest it in business and build my new house because the one my family and I are sleeping in is not decent at all.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months what brought happiness to me was the news of GD coming into our village to work because I know that with cash transfer GD can provide, our life will change.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The present challenge that we're face with right now is that we have no good sleeping place, the children school fees is another serious problem for us right now.