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Richard
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
33
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?
With this money from Givedirectly, i was able to buy bundles of Zinc and nails with part of my transfer and kept the balance money for food and children school fees. My recent transfer was use for additional construction materials to start with my new house. I am happy because my present house is cover with thatch and it leaks especially during the rainfall season.I been praying to have a house with Zinc. Through the transfer, i will soon have a very big and decent house in my community. Thanks to Givedirectly for the development.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I appreciate Givedirectly for giving me money to take care of my family and improved my life.All of Givedirectly activities went well and am happy and satisfied.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the gift from Givedirectly, I was able to buy additional construction materials like Zinc, plant and nails.My life is now better than before because the way I was suffering in my community, it has reduced Givedirectly came in my life and happiness is now in my household.I thank God that with the gift, I can now afford and attest many improvements in my life.Thanks to Givedirectly.
 
2nd 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?
When I received my transfer I decided to build a house in my village. Now my new goals is to start a small business with in my village. Before than I used to farm the whole day just to get money to paid my children school fees. To even provide good food for them used to be very difficult for me. But with the help from givedirectly, I'm now selling small market, and I'm also able to provide for my family. Now I can paid my children school fees. Many thanks to Givedirectly for their support
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 changed my life for the better. Givedirectly give me phone to call my family. Givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village, in my opinion there's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my transfer I was able to Buy 1bundle and 10 sheets of zinc to build my house , I bought additional building materials to start the building project. I also paid my children school fees, the rest of the money I was able to paid workmanship.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The day I received my transfer I was in my garden working. When the alert came to my phone, I saw it as an ordenary alert send by the GSM company; after a while I saw that it was my money that has been sent to me by GiveDirectly. Just a moment after noticing that the money has been sent I stopped working and went to my wife in a joyous mood and explained to her that our money from GiveDirectly has been sent. This is the first time I have received physical cash from a NGO to decide on my own what do with. I am thankful to God first and second to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity. Life has not been easy with me and my family now that this money Is available, I am going to build a new house for us to live in.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started recieving payments from GiveDirectly I can say, I am sleeping on mattress that I have never slept on. I am now going to be under a roof that is covered with zinc instead of tatch. I don't worry myself again like before I used to do especially during the rainy days.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer was used to purchase zinc that will used to cover the roof of my new house. I also bought mattress inorder to have a comfortable sleeping place while building the new house. Once again I am grateful for all that GiveDirectly is doing for me the community at large. I am going to make maximum use of this opportunity to better my living conditions.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will do two things when i get the transfer, Complete my house and start a business with the balance.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was happy in the past six month that my wife give birth safely after some period of illness.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My greatest challenge is to get money for the up keep of my family.