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Sarah
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
39
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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3rd 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?
I have not developed a new goal because my focus now is the house.I bought additional building materials for the new house. The rain time is closer and my present house is leaking . My time of struggling is over through GiveDirectly transfer .I am one of the happiest person in my community. Thanks to GiveDirectly for giving me money to improved my life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I appreciate GiveDirectly for coming in my community. GiveDirectly brought happiness in my entire family because in my life, no one have given me such assistance. All of the process was fair. GiveDirectly is a surprise for Rivercess. Thanks GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With this transfer from GiveDirectly, I bought additional Zinc, nails and cement for my new house and paid the children balance school fees. GiveDirectly have made my life very special because, i never handed such cash in my life. My is now better than before.
 
2nd 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?
Upon receiving my next transfer I'm deciding to complete my house. I just bought my balance zinc to add on the previous one that i bought before. I'm even thinking of starting a little business. Because I don't went to find it very difficult after this program.I even thinking of getting some provision for the house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is really doing great things for me and my family. I'm so grateful to givedirectly for their good gesture to me and my family. I went thing i really see about givedirectly is that they don't discriminate between people.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Huge of my transfer was spent on my house project.little amount will be on the children tuitions. I even bought some provision for the house. I just pay my children balance tuition for this academic year.I'm also thinking of starting a little business that will help me.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($263 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Before receiving my first transfer i was on my farms doing my normal routine. When i got in the town i heard a huge noise in the town all about givedirectly transfer. I run to the network area to check on my phone. Upon the checking i saw mine.I was so excited about this until I started singing and dancing. Because I'm a single mother of this four kids. I don't have father for these kids now. Their father left me with them.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that,i was really going through hard time. Over the past year now my children and i never though about building a house with zinc. Even for them to go to school wad difficult for them. With the transfer from givedirectly my kids are now in school now.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Huge of my transfer was spent on my house project.some was also spent on their tuition,because i never have money to sent them to school. With this transfer I'm now planning to put them in good school. Upon receiving my next transfer i will start my house building.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use this money to build my house and leave my sister's house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was recently happy when produced more fufu to sell. This will give me money to help my children get in school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge I'm now facing is lack of finance. I want to send money to my children for school but there is no hand.