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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 had plans before receiving my transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on my kids school fees and food
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
Yes I had plans to paid my kids balance school fees, I always been thinking about starting a business but I never had cash to start. With my Give Directly transfer I can now paid my kids school fees and start my business
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house and start a small business
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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?
I planned to start business, pay my children balance school fees and house rent because, they are attending school in monrovia.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly is the first non governmental organization that has promise people and live up to expectations. Secondly, I am not working harder like before to pay my children school fees anymore due to the money Givedrectly transfer to my mobile account. I trust Givedrectly and haven't notice anything that they haven't done well. I am so grateful to Givedrectly for such a great help.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I haven't cash out my money yet due to busy schedule but as soon as I cash out my money, I will definitely start business pay my children school fees and house rent.
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?
I was impress when I received this money from give directly because, I was thinking how to pay my son graduation fees and to also pay my other son school fees.After receiving this money, I was able to paid my son graduation fees and paid my other son school fees.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Paying my son graduation fees and also paying my other son school fees was very challenging. But through the help of give directly, I was able to complete the two fees.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my son graduation fees and I also paid my other son school fees.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"What I plan to do with my cash transfer are, firstly, to attend to my children's education, reason being, education comes first in life, when you educate your children they can become somebody in the feature that will help you, secondly, I want to invest into fish business, because fish market can really sell in our area; investing into business will actually help the family to stand financially, thirdly, I will invest into farming by purchasing different plants' seeds, this will help us sustain our home."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"What had brought me joy in the last six months is, all of my children I sent to school had passed to the next level, this has brought me so much joy and proud, and had made me feel that, the school fees I am paying isn't a waste."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The challenge I'm currently facing is, the lack of finance, this had made it difficult in supporting all of my children in school, I don't really have the hand, we raise little money from the burning of charcoal/fire coal, cutting of palm, and the farming work, the cash that we raise from these activities aren't enough to sponsor all of the children in school, holding to the fact that they have to eat every day; this financial constraint had led to some of them missing lessons for two to three weeks."
