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Lydia
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
37
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
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 do not have a new goal. I am still continuing with the very same goal and that is to build a house for my family and I. The house my family and I live in is not mine, it belongs to my mother. Since my husband and I started our relationship, and started to born children, we have not been able to build a house for ourselves. So, receiving this my last transfer, has set my dream right and it is to build a house for my family and I.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am so happy for GiveDirectly coming this my village to empowered me with enough money. Because it has really been my dream to build a house for my family and I. Indeed, I am thankful. This organisation has done well for me and I do not know any unwell things that GD is doing or has done.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought enough planks for the roofing of the house that I am about to build. It has been my long awaited dream to build a house for my family and I. But the lack of finance has not enable me to do so. I have four living children to support and two live here with me and my husband. So, I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for giving my family and I enough money to purchase more house building materials to begin the construction of our own house.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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?
I am staying in my mother's house with my family. When I started receiving the transfer from Givedirectly, I was so much happy because I knew that with the transfer, I could afford to stay on my own and sustain me and my family. My goals have longed been to build myself a house for my family and I to stay in the future. Moreover, the greatest of all my plans have been to send my children school to achieve quality education for better jobs opportunities in the future.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion about what is not done well by GiveDirectly since it's existence in my town, I have not been able to see anything of such. The presence of GiveDirectly in my community have placed so much happiness in the hearts of so many people. I could not afford to build myself a house and send my children to school but now I am happy because I can because of GiveDirectly. I am so thankful to GiveDirectly for everything they have done by improving my family and I future.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Through my recent transfer, I was able to buy two bundles of zinc for the roofing of my house. With portion of the transfer, I am also sawing planks for the roofing my house also. The balance money, I spend portion of it on food because one of my greatest challenge have also been food for my family. With the balance cash, I spend it on my children's tuitions because they have been out of school because of my financial strength to educate them.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($245 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?
Before I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly, I had the desired to built my own house. But due to financial constraints I couldn't afford the money. Happily with transfer coming from GiveDirectly, I bought the first two bundles of zinc from my first transfer. Now with my recent transfer, my goal still remain the same that is to continue buying additional materials for the project. Therefore, I used a portion of the money and bought additional one bundle of zinc.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly has been doing well from the beginning of this program until now. They have brought so much excitement and relieved to us the beneficiaries. The level of professionalism and transparency applied in reaching out to us the needy is so much remarkable. In my opinion, I have not seen anything wrong done by GiveDirectly. Therefore I will forever remain grateful to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
After receiving my recent transfer,with the planned of building my own house, I used a portion of the money and bought additional one bundle of zinc. Furthermore, I used a portion of the money on my son's treatment. Additionally, the remaining money will be spend on paying someone to cut sticks for the construction. Thanks to Give Directly for this great financial opportunity.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($234 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy the moment that I received my money.I am a rice and cassava farmer.I have four children and three of them are in school.My husband is also a palm cutter and that is what we have been surviving on.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My biggest difference is that before I was finding it difficult to survive,but now I am able to start building my house and to send my children to school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my recent transfer on buying zinc and pay my children school fees.
 
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I want to build my own house. I also want to pay my son school fee in Monrovia. My family and I been living in family house. We are many in the house so I want to get a home of my own.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The birth of my daughter brought me so much joy and happiness. I have 3 male and been praying for female. God answer my prayers
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Paying school is my main challenge. I sell gari and fufu before paying children fees.