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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
access_time 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
RE " I hope to have a comfortable house of my own before the end of this year with the help of my givedirectly transfers".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE " In my opinion, givedirectly is doing very well for my household.
It is because of givedirectly transfers i now have all of my house materials for the building process.
Am currently awaiting the workers to start my house ".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: " Am spending the most of my recent transfer on the production of planks to start the construction of my house ".
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to complete my house project
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is helping us financially and making us self dependent
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have been living in my house family house for years.During which tkme I face numerous of challenges including mockery.Upon receiving my second transfer I decided buying house building materials
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was in my village when the money came, the money came at night why I was sleeping, when I wake-up that early morning I also hear people shouting and dancing that morning. When I check in my account, I saw a huge amount of money in it, I was so much happy that day. I was happy because, the things I never had God has blessed me to get them. I first thing I thought of was to build a there room apartment in my village. The house we are living in has leakage all over the roof, and it's not our owned house, we are renting. That's why I thought of building our owned house in my village.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life now is, I was able to paid my children school fees. And the new changes now is I am building my big two room apartment in my village. My family are now living a better life, we eat's twice a day now.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Firstly I want to give l thanks to givedirectly for their support to was my family and I. When I withdraw my money I was able to buy two of zinc to start my building project. I also paid my two children school fees which is 40USD.
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access_time over 1 year ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"Right now, I don't have a house of my own. I will build a house and continue with my husband educational sojourn. Another plan is to invest into small business to continuously sustain the family ".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"I have not experienced any happiness for the past six months because every day I go to the farm to find my daily needs while others are always home doing their businesses"
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"It is very difficult for me now, I normally go to the farm before getting food to eat because there's no money"
