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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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 last transfer, I decided to open a new business which will be a source of income for my children and me. As the same time, I paid my daughter's last installment school fees and exam fee.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD does well by making poor people hope to be a reality and I am not aware of the other.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my last transfer on my daughter's last installment school fee and examination fee.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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?
RE: Before givedirectly could come i was selling oranges, i won go to the near by villages and towns and purchase oranges than take it to Cestos city and sell it by rentals, that's how i was surviving.
I didn't have much, but I couldn't just sit without doing nothing so although I didn't earn much I could not give up, as I struggled with my incomes i always dreamt of setting up a better business.
Today from the givedirectly transfer, I have started a little business which is buying and selling bag of rice in my community, Since I normally sell at my parents mini shop.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: Givedirectly is doing very well from the enrolment process up to now.
Every individual from givedirectly that had ever come here to talk to me had been kind and friendly.
I admire givedirectly tradition as an organization, i have not seen such characters from other NGOS.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I am going to spend the most of my money on
joining a savings club which starts in December,
That way i will gain interest which will give me a huge amount of money at the end of the year.
I can be able to start the construction of my own house, because right now am staying in my parents house.
I will also add my business up because the rice is selling faster than i excepted.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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 was here suffering in making pity business.Lookung at my health condition am not able to walk such a long distance.Dur to this,I stopped making business.
Upon receiving my transfer,I decided on spending on opening a new business which I know will help me
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Givedirectly is doing well in everything.I don't know of what Givedirectly is doing wrong
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend most of my transfer on sending my sisters to further their education
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($260 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
RE: "I was washing when my little sister boyfriend told me to check on my phone for the givedirectly transfer message so i asked him how do you know money has come, he said because we just got our alert, so right away i check my phone and saw the money than i shouted Jehovah God thank you oh... what you have done know one could do it for us".
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
"Because of this money we have food in our house everyday now. By the help of this money we was able to buy bag of rice, enough chicken feet for eating and because of this we are happy.
At first my parents were the one taking care of me and my daughter solely like feeding and everything considering my daughter school, because am not working nor doing anything but now, because of givedirectly transfer i can now buy everything my daughter need for school like, paying her school fees. I am also setting up a little business that will be able to help me continue to support her ( My daughter) in school, because she is the only child i have therefore my dream is that she be able to reach the level i didn't reach in life therefore she needs all support for her education journey which will help her reach higher level than i did".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: " I planned on using the most of my money on business, Buying and drying fish. In other to build my capacity to take care of my child ".
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
For the past years, I have founded it difficult in getting my daughter's school fees paid on time due to my very low income from the petit business am doing that doesn't even provide sufficient meals for myself or her so when I received Givedirectly money,I will be able to establish a better size of business which will bring me an improve profits and that will enables me pay my beloved daughter's fees to quality schools as well as getting sufficient meals.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The greatest happiness that have come to me over the past months was the promotion of daughter from grade 4th to 5th after so many challenges.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My major challenges has been the availability of sufficient cash to take care of my personal needs and that of my daughter in the past abd as things stands, it gets worst daily so getting money is my greatest challenges.
