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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?
My plan is to finish the family house we were building some time ago in this town
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I want to thank God for everything that Givedirect ever did for me.
I didn't have it to finish the family house and increase my business, but through Givedirectly support, I was able to reach where I am now
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money was used to purchased window bars,doors and the balance money was used to purchased my business goods
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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?
Yes, I had other things to do before I received my transfer. I was planning on improving my late brother house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The good thing give directly do for us, was to give us cash we didn't work for. Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on buying building materials for my house
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
I have new goal that I didn't have before receiving this money. My new goal is to continue with the building project my late brother started when death took him away.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing everything well because the program is transparent and everything is going well. We received our transfer the time we were told that we will be receiving it.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning on spending the money on completed the building project my late brother started.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($269 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 too happy to get the money from give directly because, I was not having money to do my own business and even to go to the hospital. But after receiving this money from give directly, I am able to do some of the those things that I was not able to do.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference is, in the past, I couldn't afford money to do anything for myself. But now, through give directly, l am able to do more things with the money. I will continue to maintain what l have started to improve my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend the money to start my own business, paid my hospital bills and also paid my grandchildren school fees.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" When God help me to get the money, the first thing is to improve my shop. Now, I am selling farming and house materia. I am taking the business serious because from it I can sustain myself. Secondly, I will go to the hospital to see about my eyes because it is deemed, not that I am bland but I can not see well. When my eyes are clear, it will help me a lot. I have my farmland along the road there but I can't work there now because of my eyes. I have rubber and and pineapple planted there. Thirdly, I want to sent my children to school. When they are educated, their future will be good because I will not live forever.
What is the happiest part of your day?
" When my children visited me in March, I was very happy. Because when they leave this place due to their engagement with school, it takes 3 to 4 months before they come back. Their one time visit can make me very happy, they brought rice and other provisions for me. They washed all my dirty clothes. The second time I was happy was in June of this year (2021) when the water tower you seeing there was completed. I was happy because we will soon get safe drinking water in this town.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" My health is my main challenge, my eyes can't see well. Food business is also a problem,it is from this small business I am sustaining myself. Besides, I thank God because I can generate small money from my business."
