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Grace
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
36
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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3rd 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?
Eventhough I am in the process of renovating my house from my previous transfers received, My new goal is to purchase new mattress for my room . I want to relocate my old mattress to the strangers room.The strangers room in my house doesnot have good mattress . I also planed to buy new floor mats for the rooms and change all the ceilings in my house. Thanks to Givedirectly for making my dreams come true. I believe that with my transfer, my suffering will soon come to an end.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is very much helpful and transparent in implementation. Staffs of Givedirectly really abide by the Organization policies. Thanks to Givedirectly for the their style of work. For area of improvement, Givedirectly needs to really help recipients in finding a suitable ways where they can cashout their transfers without any challenge . Many recipients are faced with difficulties while cashing out their transfers from mobile money agents.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I Used my recent transfer to buy additional 2bags cement to start the plastering my house immediately . I also paid 3 Contractors to start cutting sticks for in the bush to build my new kitchen . My husband is not feeling too well. I gave him the balance money to seek medical treatment. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support provided to me. I believed that with receiving transfer from Givedirectly my dream will come to pass.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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?
Been successfully enrolled on Givedirectly program, my new goal is to break down completely my kitchen to rebuild it with zinc because it is almost down . My husband was involved in to motor bike accident and has been very ill for long .I have had the desires of sending my children to school but could not send them due to lack of money. I am currently selling fufu and dry fish for living . With such help from Givedirectly, I am planning to send them to school. I believe that when my children learn, they will help take care of me tomorrow.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinions, GiveDirectly process of sending mobile money directly to family is transparent. No one interfer during the process . Families received their transfer and decide on how to used it. For area of improvement, Givedirectly needs to negotiate with Lonestar MTN inorder to ease the stress of recipients cashing out their transfers. Sometimes recipients paid huge amount of money on transportations before collecting their transfers.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to buy three bundles of Zinc along with three packs of assorted zinc nails to start building my kitchen. I am planning to register my children in school when I collect the recent transfer. I received information that mobile money agents in Buchanan have gone out of cash.I take this time to really appreciate Givedirectly for the cash support and I promise to used it wisely.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($260 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my mobile money alert, I felt very happy . I went about dancing from one neighbor door to another in the village . I have been challenged with plastering our house due to hardtime. My husband was involved in an accident and I have been the only person taking care of our children. Taking care of these children has been so difficulty. My dream has been to live in a decent cement house. I believe that this transfer will bring my dream to pass and help me take good care of my children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference Givedirectly transfer make in my daily life is that I am now able to paid our children school fees without any difficulty or delayed. I didn't involve myself in to selling bread from one village to another like last year where I had to struggled greatly to paid our children school fees. Now I am very much relaxed from school fees stress .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used potion of the money to buy 7 bags of cement to plaster our dirt block house to a concrete cement house which my husband and I are very excited about . I also used potion of the money to paid school fees for our children and we are now released from worries of how to raised money to paid our children school fees this year.
 
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I want to build a new house, add up my business and pay my children school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brought me joy and happiness in the past six months is my friend credited me 20000 Liberian dollars. I was able to buy some goods and provide food for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I don't have money to provide food for my family and to pay my children school.