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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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?
Before I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, I was not doing anything that could bring forth income to support my family and I. Happily, Before receiving my recent transfer my new goal was to start a little business. After receiving my last transfer I started my dried fish business and interestingly, the income had been tremendous and this has brought me great Joy.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Firstly, I will appreciate GiveDirectly for this great help brought our way. In my opinion GiveDirectly has done a remarkable job. I personally can't imagine my life right now without the help of GiveDirectly financial assistance. Life was very much difficult for me until this great help came. For this reason I will forever be grateful to GiveDirectly. However in my opinion, I have not seen anything wrong done by GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my new goal of starting a little business to help sustain my family and I after GiveDirectly had left our town, I used a good amount of the money and started a dried fish business and happily the sales had been great so far. Furthermore, the remaining money was spend to pay my children's final tuition. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for this financial opportunity.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
My goal was to build my house and to send my children to school.I have seven children and to find food to eat was not easy.I was selling red palm oil
But it was not enough for the upkeep of my family.give-directly came to my rescue and now I am building my house and my children are now in school .
Thanks to give-directly for transforming my life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give-directly do well by giving me transfer fund to enable me send my children to school and now I am building my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my recent transfer on buying zinc nails,sticks and added my business.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($289 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?
No,I have long been thinking to build my house.I didn't build a for myself from youth till now due financial constraints. My children have not been in school for two years now because of poverty. I couldn't afford to pay their school fees. I have been doing a small fish business just for us to have to eat. This GiveDirectly program is came as a blessing to us. I will use this transfer to improve my business,build my house and send my children to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my sincere opinion, GiveDirectly have been transparent in their selections by choosing who benefits from this life changing opportunity. They send us unconditional cash money and their staff don't ask for anything from us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to buy three bundles of zinc to build my house. I will also register my children in school and bought their school material.I will use my balance money to improve my business. I will buy more goods( start selling oil) to improve my business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The day I received the alert on my phone till today's date, I have been singing praises to GiveDirectly all day for this unique opportunity to we the needy and poor people. For so long I have dreamt of building a new and bigger house with a zinc roof, but this desired had never been realize due to the low income from my petite trading. Hopefully, with this transfer, I can now see my dream of building a decent and comfortable house for my family and I becoming a reality. This is a dream come true opportunity for family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Presently, my family and I are living in a house that is in an uncomfortable condition with a leaking roof and without a good door to serve as protection. I am a petite trader who trade in oil, but with very little earnings that is only used to feed the family and take care of other needs. Interestingly, since I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly, my planned of building a new and bigger house for my family is now glaring. I was able to contract a wood sawer to saw planks for the house. Finally, I am saving the balance money to wait for the rest of the transfers so I can buy all the materials such as zinc, cement and roofing nail for the project. I am very excited to be one of the beneficiaries of this program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Since I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly, I can see my long time planned of building a new house coming to reality. For this reason, I used some good amount of the money to saw planks. Moreover, I am saving the remaining money to wait for the rest of the transfers so I can buy three bundles of zinc, roofing nail, bags of cement and other building materials to start the project. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan when I receive my cash transfer is to build my house because this has been a problem for me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brought joy in my life in the last six months was the time someone told me about GD as rumours that you people was moving to River-Cess County to start work.
I knew that with the presence of GD in our village our lives will get better because of the level of jobs been done you people in other counties that we have been hearing about.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My greatest challenge right now is that I do not have a good sleeping place and moreover I'm in concern susu- club and paying my due every week Wednesday is a serious challenge for me now. If I do not pay to complete at the end of the year I wouldn't receive any money not even the little one I put there from the beginning.