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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
Yes, I had plans to build and start a small business
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house and sending my kids to school
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 plan to renovate my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My major plans is to renovate my house and put it in a good mood
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Well Givedirect is doing a great work that is Worth to remember
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought house materials to renovate my house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My name is Siafa Boakai from Bowein town, Bomi County Liberia. I was very excited upon receiving cash transfer massage from Givedrectly because, I been wishing to renovate my house for the past two years but didn't have money to renovate my house. I also needed a comfortable mattress to sleep on.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
This cash transfer received from Givedrectly help me buy one bundle of zinc, food for my family, and a comfortable mattress to sleep on. I been sleeping on mat for the past five years and praying to God to have a comfortable mattress to sleep on. I also been thinking about renovating my house. I am happy now that my dream has come to pass through the cash transfer received from Givedrectly. when I receive my second transfer I will buy more zincs, doors, and other materials for renovations of my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon receiving my first cash transfer from Givedrectly, I bought one bundle of zinc, mattress and food for my family.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I'm successful to receive the transfer I will use some to reconditioned my house and used the balance to provide food for my family. I am currently engaged in making farm so as to earn some income but the farm work is very difficult for me now, due to my age I don't have the strength to make a large farm. My farm used to produced ten bags of cassava daily of which I could sell ten bags a day that was enough to buy food for my family. Now the income from my farm is very minimum usually 2 bags per day and that cannot substain my family. More besides the structure I lived in the wall is made of mud and the roof is old.When the rain starts to fall it damaged most of my belongings. I want to buy zinc to roof my house, but there's no money.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months what has brought me joy or happiness is when my son give me 25kg bag of rice in the month of September 2021. I was happy and started rejoicing for what he did for me because I didn't I have money to buy rice, and the fact that my son give me rice to substain my family brought so much joy to me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Thevbiggest hardship I'm facing right now is the lack of money. My house is damaged and I have been living in this damaged structure for 1 year and I'm not satisfied with this kind of situation I'm in. Even though I make farm to substain my family but the money I earned from the farm is not enough to maintain my family and reconditioned my house. I will really appreciate any help to improve my livelihood
