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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
No new plan my previous plan still stand to build my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give did extremely well for me through the help of Give directly i was able to build my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 2bundles of zince and 40pieces of plank and 2packs of nails and others assorted building materials and i pay my 3children balance school fees and i also bought food with some of my transfer.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 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 previously planned to build a new house for my family and I with my entire transfer. But now I have decided to pay my children school fees with some of the money that I'm going to use for my building project which I have already done.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Thank God for you people for helping us get our children in school. All of what GiveDirectly have done for me and my family are good. I personally have not heard of any wrong thing that GiveDirectly has done.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought additional three bundles of zinc for my new house I'm about to build. I paid my children school fees with some of the money I had and I also bought some clothes for myself to wear.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($271 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was on my farm when I received the transfer alert on my phone. Upon seeing this message, I was very happy because I have been finding it difficult as a man to sustain my family. I have to produce coal and palm oil before I can earn money so receiving this money bought great joy to my life.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before receiving my transfer life has been very difficult for me I had no time to rest myself but since I started receiving my transfer, I can easily afford to send my children to school and also take care of my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my transfer to buy zinc for my new house, to pay my children tuition and my father hospital bill
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If God agrees that I be qualify to receive the cash transfer, I will use it to support my children in school so that I should not suffer when I get older.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over the last six months, what has brought me happiness and joy is when I got a contract that offer me more money that I used to pay my children school fees.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The current challenge I am facing now is the difficulty in getting cash to pay my children school fees.
