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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($233 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 my house project before this year ends
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is helping us financially and making us self dependent
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am spending most of my transfer on buying house building materials.
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?
I hope to make large farm and get more proceeds before this year comes to an end
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is helping us financially and making us self dependent
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent half of my transfer on paying my children's tuition in Monrovia.
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 sweeping in my room that morning when I heard the message soound at my phone, I reluctantly went to check my message and I saw that I have received 35625LD, I danced until I never knew how to dance again.
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 are now in school uniforms like their colleagues and they are no longer put outside of school because of tuition.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer is spent on buying my children school uniforms and paid their school fees as well.
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access_time over 1 year ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My family and I survive the hunting my spouse do to kill animals that we sell to provide for basic need for the family. As of now, we are currently in the rainy season which doesn't allow my husband to kill animals often. The few animals he kills nowadays are used to feed the family which makes it difficult to take on other family responsibilities.
If I am qualified to receive this cash transfer, I will use the transfer to pay my children's school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
On August 16, 2022, my son who I am supporting to attend school in Monrovia returned home with the exciting news that he has been promoted to garage 6th. Considering the extraneous condition I go through to support him, I was very happy that day, and till now that my efforts to support him have become fruitful.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As I mentioned earlier, the rainy season doesn't allow my husband to kill more animals, with this we no longer get enough cash to pay school fees for the kids and lack enough food for the family as well. This poses a huge challenge as a head of a large family
