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Gibson
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
47
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to hire power saw operator to saw planks for my house. I have build the structure of my house. I want to roof my house immediately before the heavy rains. I am grateful to Givedirectly for empowering me financially to start building new house to relocate from my old thacth house that is seriously leaking.I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, few months from now, my dreamed to live better life will soon come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly is really doing well for everyone in this village. Through Givedirectly cash support, many recipients who couldnot afford money to build zinc houses are now building while others are investing their transfers in to making businesses. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash supports. Every worked Givedirectly did in this community is unique and nothing needs improvement .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer to hire cashual workers to saw planks for my house. I have started the roofing process of my house.Every one in this village really admired the roof design of my house Thanks To Givedirectly for putting smile on my face. I have been sleeping in an old thatch house in this village. I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, my dreamed to live better life will soon come to pass.
 
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?
The new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to build new house inorder to move. My current house is old. The roof of the house leak when there is heavy down pull of rain. I have been thinking about means to reroof my house from thacth to zinc. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. I believe that with my cash support from Givedirectly, my dreamed to live in decent house in this village will soon come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly is one of the best NGOs in our community. Givedirectly staffs do not accept gifts from community members. Givedirectly staffs are respectful in dealing with everyone .Through Givedirectly direct cash supports to families, many lives have been improved. Some families where living in thacth houses and are now sleeping in zinc houses. Thanks to Givedirectly for every good work carried out in this village. Every worked Givedirectly did for us in this village is unique and nothing went wrong.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer to buy two bundles of 32gage zincs. I have hired ond power saw operator to start sawing planks for my house. I want to build three bed rooms house with concrete cement. Thanks to Givedirectly for the kind gesture. I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, the struggles I am undergoing will soon come to an end.
 
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?
I just want to say thank you to Givedirectly for their support. My new goal is to build my big house in my village. It' has been my plan to build my own house in my village, but my income was very low to accomplish my plan. Even the house I'm living in right now is my woman family house. And the rooms are too small for my children and I.The money I used to get from my farm was insufficient to build my own house. But luckily for me that monring when I was sating infront of my house, givedirectly came in our village and registered us. Weeks passed I received a huge amount of money on my phone, I was very much happy and rejoicing that day, I quickly when and withdrawal the money to buy my house materials. My house is under construction right now as I'm speaking. I have paid my children school fees as well, and I hardly go on my farm these days because, I have money to support my family now. I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for changing my life condition and making my dream come to passed.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I'm so happy right now, givedirectly has done very well in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses, givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village that no one left out. Givedirectly has changed my life, my children eat twice a day all because of givedirectly. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning to buy additional building materials like iron sheets, Cement, Sticks to start my building project. I will sent money to my children for their school fees, and the balance I will paid the workmanship.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($265 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 it was like a dream to me. I was on my farms doing some farming working. I was going for launch to eat my boil cassava and red oil. I saw the massages in my phone from GiveDirectly programs. I started singing and dancing about money that i received from GiveDirectly. I was only living on farming to provide for me and my family. I'm now thinking about building a house for my children. I'm also awaiting my next transfer to come so that i can finish my house. I will also start a small business but that will help me and my family.
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 not even thinking of building a new house. I was really going through difficult times with my family. I just enough food for the house so that my children can eat on time now. I was not use to eat meals on time in my house. I was not even thinking of paying all of my children schools fees for this calender school year. I Just started a little business that is really helping me and my family. I thinking about my next transfer to come so that i can finish my house. I'm So happy that my family life has changed greatly now. We can now eat good food because we are doing small business.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer that I received I'm going to be able to build a new house for my children. I bought (5) bundles of zinc and cement to finish my house. I even bought few gallons of gas to saw my planks. I paid my children schools fees and also buy them some schools material for this year. I'm doing small farming work this year,I'm going to paid people to help brush my farms. I even bought my big daughter a phone that she is using in school. I'm awaiting my second transfer from GiveDirectly so that i can improving my business. I paid the men that is building my house now. I even paid the power saw man that is sawing my planks in the bush.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have to major challenges that I'm currently working towards; building my own house and sending my two children to Buchanan for schooling purpose. So, getting this transfer will be a great help towards achieving these two things.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over the past few weeks my brother from Monrovia got me "trapping wire" which enable me and my family to gathered more meals for the past weeks.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Currently my biggest challenge is getting my two children a better school in Buchanan. I'm have been supporting my children to complete their primary education here but the distance from here to the next town where they walk every morning is far so I decided to move them to Buchanan to continue with their education.