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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($231 USD)
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?
I hope to complete building my house soon or before this year end
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly brought financial support which has help us in building and improving our lives.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am living in a very deplorable house which leaks every time it rains,so upon getting my last transfer I paid people to mould bricks for me to build a new house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($236 USD)
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 my new house by the end of this year with the help of this givedirectly cash program ".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE " In my opinion, givedirectly is doing well, because with this money, i am hopeful that am going to have a new house of my own ".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on the production of bricks.
Because i want to build my own little comfortable house ".
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($239 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?
RE " I hope to have a new decent and beautiful house of my own, because the one am currently living in now is old for my liking".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE " In my opinion, givedirectly is doing very well.
The fact that they give me money to help my life is good.
I don't see anything wrong with their work here ".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing my children school materials such as: uniform among others.
I also purchased some materials for the construction of my house ".
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($231 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy that morning when I received an sms alert from Give Directly telling me that I have getting money, with this money I'm my family's will now build our personal house in this town, after receiving this transfer my thought was to build I'm my family's a house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that, my children i now in school with new items like book bags , copybook, shoes etc. Before then, to change
My children school shoes was a problem for me , through the help of GD everything is going on well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to Purchase two bundles of zinc and others house materials for the construction of my house and pay my children school fees , get them some school materials.
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"It is my hope and aspiration that when I am chosen is benefit, I will build myself a new house and Make market in order to support us".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"For the past few months, I have been disturbed. Since I sent my My child (child) to stay with his aunt, his condition hasn't been fine. So I am planning right now to get money and bring him back".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"As I said, our main problem is the lack of better and conducive sleeping place. It is to the lack of money. So, when I am successful, I will do just what I planned already".
