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Patience
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
26
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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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 just bought the balance zinc to complete my house. I even bought some nail for the zicing of my house. I also pay my children school feed and even bought them some schools material. I was only living on farming to survive.with the transfer I'm about to have a very descent house in this village. My children are been out of school because of my low income that I'm getting from the farming work.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Upon receiving this transfer from givedirectly my life has began to improve greatly. Givedirectly is actually doing great things for us in Rivercesse. More especially we the poor people of Rivercesse county. I'm very thankful to the entire givedirectly family for their good gesture.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I really spend huge of my transfer on my house project. i just bought the balance zinc to complete my house. I even bought some nail for the zicing of my house. I also pay my children school feed and even bought them some schools material. I was only living on farming to survive.with the transfer I'm about to have a very descent house in this village. My children are been out of school because of my low income that I'm getting from the farming work.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($270 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The first time I received my transfer i was very much happy. I was on my way to my farms to check on the phone. I'm only living on farming to support my family. I'm a single mother that don't have husband to help me. I can cut contract before i proved for my children in this village. I really use to worry about my family,more especially my big daughter that is going to school in the city. I lost my husband since four years ago, I'm on my own with this children. There was no help from anyone in this village over the past few years. I'm going to start a small business with this money, so that after this programs i will not find it very difficult in getting food for my children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that I'm about to have a new business. I going to build a new house with zinc and cement. All of my children are now in schools with all their school materials. I can now cooks good meals for my children before going to school. I'm about to have a new business and a new house. My life as changes greatly now with this help from GiveDirectly. I sometime i use to think if this is how my life will end up. I really surfer with my children after my husband pass off. I was the only person to bring all of my children up without fatherly love.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and food for the house from the money that i received from GiveDirectly programs. I paid my children schools fees with some of the money. I even use some of the money on my treatment at the hospital. I paid for fews bundles of zinc and ask people to help me bring it in the village. I was depending on farming to support my children. I'm going to start a small business that will help me. We are all happy in this home because of what GiveDirectly has done for us. I really use to worry about my family conditions,because there a no husband to help me with the children. We can now eat good food because we are getting money from GiveDirectly programs.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
As a farmer, I wish to continue my farming by adding more crops like Pineapple, bitter ball, pepper, Okra, plantain, Yam and Cassava. I also want to change my thatched roof house to zine house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over the past months I have not been happy until today when I learned about Givedirectly and I'm grateful.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I and my family have serious money problem. We can't afford to provide food and clothes for our children.