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4th 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 first goal was to send four children to school; before the program started I didn't have any money to support them in school because the charcoal and farming business that I was engaged in to didn't generate enough money at the time, but through this program, I was able to settle all the necessary expenses for them. My new goal now Is to invest more in my farming work so that I can get a better harvest this year.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by helping to change my life for the better, everything they told us from the beginning of the program has come to pass, that is why; the organization is truthful and reliable. I don't know anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to complete my house project, I also pay for some electronic devices for my house to be light up, I bought fertilizers and other chemicals for my farm, the balance was used to buy foodstuffs for my family.
3rd 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?
My plan was to purchase fertilizer and chemical for my garden
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirect is doing extremely well for us as compare to any other organizations
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought house materials to renovate my house and I also bought chemical and fertilizer to develop my garden
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 Goals that I didn't have before receiving the transfer. My kids been out of school because of lack of finance to pay their tuition, now that am receiving transfer from Givedirectly, I have decided to send them back to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Give directly is doing everything well. I have struggled too much to take care of my family and I, and was able to receive this money from Givedirectly Free of charge just to change my life. My life has really improved since I started receiving transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on improving my house and used the rest on my Agriculture activities.
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?
The money came the right time when I needed it the most. I am very happy because I have registered my son for this academic year and still have enough for food and other things.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The difference is my son wasn't going to school but now from my transfer I have registered him in school. And my house needed some improvement and the renovation process will soon start. I can do all these things now because of Givedirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I registered my son in school and used some of the money on buying fertilizer for my crops. I have some left which am saving for other things.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If we receive the money, we will complete our house project with it. We will also pay our children school fees as well. We will also do business with some, depending on the amount we will receive.
What is the happiest part of your day?
For the last six months, we were not really had a happy moment as a family. This is because our crops , especially cassava and pepper were not sold for enough money ( price) when we took it to the market. we pay more money on transportation to take it to the cess Town Market, but they don't buy it with good price.
And for us, when we make more money from our
Products, it makes us happy but this is not happening due to the drop in price and high transportation charged by Bikes riders.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
So we are making Pepper garden, and during that we need to regularly water the farm , But now we don't have watering can and also watering machine. And to get them now is a serious challenge for us because we don't have money to buy those materials.
We can also experience insects attack on the farm regularly, with that, we also need insects killer for the farm. But we also don't have money for that, because when we do the sale from the farm after the insects attacked we used that money on our house project. That is how our house has reached this level..
