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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?
The new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to purchase 3cartoons of assorted Zinc nails along with few pieces of planks to start building my new house. My old is breaking down due to hardship, I have been unable to generate money to build new house. Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially . I believe that with my transfers from Givedirectly, my dream to live in decent house will soon come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly actually helped us in this village. Through Givedirectly cash support, I am now empowered financially to start building my new house. Givedirectly staffs are respectful and transparents. Thanks to Givedirectly for impacting the lives of families positively. There is no system in GiveDirectly that needs improvement.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to purchase three cartoons of assorted zinc nails along with additional ten sheets of 14gage white color zinc to build my new house. The balance of my transfer was used to hired cashual workers who will start building the foundation of my house immediately. Thanks to Givedirectly for setting great record in my life. I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, few months from now , I will be able to live in a decent 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?
The new goal I have set before receiving my transfer is to buy zinc nails and purchase planks for my new house I am trying to build. I used my previous transfers to buy three bundles of silver colors Zinc to build three bed rooms house with concrete cement. My current house is almost breaking down. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, my dream to build decent house will soon come to pass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did good jobs for everyone in this village. Through Givedirectly cash support, some families who couldnot afford money to send their children to schools are now capable of paying their children school fees It is through Givedirectly cash supports that more poeple are now building decent zinc houses and moving from thacth houses . Thanks to Givedirectly for the financial empowerment. There is no system in GiveDirectly that needs improvement.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to buy two packs of assorted zinc nails and save the balance transfer to hire power saw operator to saw planks for my house. I want to build new house in this village. My old house always leaks when there is heavy down pour of rain. Getting money to build new house has been a challenge for me.
Thanks Givedirectly for empowering me financially . I believe that with my transfers, my dream to live better life in this village will soon come to pass.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
My goal now is to build a new house. As seeing the current house I am in is in a deplorable condition. I do not have the strength as before to cut thatch to improve the roof. Now that I have this amount of money I am going to use it to build a decent and new house. Also the size of the house has been one of reasons why I am constructing a new house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by visiting every house in the town to determine eligible households. In this way no household is left out except the household refuses to be enrolled into the program. I actually have not seen anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for giving me this case. Through the transfer I was able to buy two bundles of zinc, seven gallons of gasoline which will be used to saw planks for the roofing and furniture works on the house. I was also able to buy ten packs of wire nails.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($234 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was going on my farm early morning when I heard people shouting that givedirectly has sent them money. I quickly when at the network areas to check if I have received mine, luckily for me I saw a huge amount of money in my account. I was so much happy and rejoicing that day that I didn't even go on my farm again. I was happy because I haven't seen any organization in Liberia to give such amount of money for free without paying back.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
In my opinion givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses. Givedirectly has empowered our families with financial support. Givedirectly has done everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my transfer I was able to paid my children school fees. Because before than I never had money to paid my children school fees. Life been so hard on my family and I. So my children where all out of school.
I bought enough foodstuff for my family. Because to get food to eat in the past was difficult for us.
I bought two (2) bundle of iron sheets to change my leaking thatched roof. The house I'm living in right now has leakage all over roof. My children sometimes get sick from cold.
I used parts of my money to pay workmanship to start my building project.
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access_time 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"When I received this money from GiveDirectly I will used it to build my house and send my children to school. My mother give birth to me in this village and this is where I grew up. For over seventeen years I served as a volunteer Teacher for the Vohnleh Town public school, the income from the teaching work was not enough to take care of all the needs of my family and in 2021 I was pension by the Government of Liberia without any benefits. Right now the only source of income for my family is farming. The house that I am currently living in belongs to me, it is a mud house with thatch on top of it and that means I have to change the roof after every four years but due to my age I am no longer able to do that."
What is the happiest part of your day?
The present of GiveDirectly in this community is a cause of Joy for me. I am going through so many difficulties but at least GiveDirectly will help me to solved all of those problems by the help of the cash program."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As I grow older the challenges are increasing. Right now my wife and my mother are sick, I need to send my children to school and built a new house. When the rain falls my roof can be leaking seriously, I hve to changed the thatch every four years and that is a difficult process. My only source of income is farming, seeing my wife and mother sick without being able to help them is really heartbroken."
