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Mercy
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Casual labor
faceAge:
23
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
My goal was ro build my mother house in her village because she really suffer for sleeping place.my mother born me in a very old and leaking house.I grew up in that house and was unable to do any thing. Now that give-directly came to my rescue,I decided to build my mother a decent house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did well by making m me do a business and building my mother house
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my recent transfer on buying more items for my existing business .
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" When we are bless and receive money from GIVEDIRECTLY we'll establish a business which will sustain our family since we got nothing to really depend on for making a daily bread".
What is the happiest part of your day?
" Our medical system here is bad that the thought of someone going to give birth is worrisome, but i was able to gave birth safely. This brought happiness to us, because this is something we've been worrying about".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" we want to have something we can leave to our children atleast since we don't have much. We'll prioritise building a house for our family when we receive a transfer from GIVEDIRECTLY".