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Timothy
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
33
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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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?
I have long and pray for a better life for my children. I have struggled so much in my life until I almost give up on myself. Through the help of give Directly, my dream has come to pass. I have purchased all of my house material. The only plan I have right now is to give my wife some cash for her to start her own business. I have settled my children's school fees for the entire semester. I also want to increase in my oil production business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I was not able to do things for myself. I have five children, that I could barely feed. I was living in deplorable conditions. Many times, I cry and worry about the situation that could improve my existence. However, since I encountered Give Directly my life has changed from worse to better. Everything is now working smoothly with me. My life is better. I will like to give a very big thanks to the organization for the blessing they shower me with.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the recent transfer that I received from Give Directly, I used part of it to buy additional zinc. I also bought food along with some boxes of nails. However, the balance money was used to pay the contractor.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 plan was build my house this year i live in kitchen. Due to financial constraints i couldn't build my house. I cut palm and make cassava farm to sustain my family and I. I have five children, my major goal is to put roof over their heads. With the help of Givedirectly, my plan will be accomplish.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
As for me Givedirectly is well in my life .i always dreamed of living a good life along with my children but we couldn't fulfill but through Givedirectly program we can now sleep in good house and eat on time.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My recent transfer i received from Givedirectly was used to buy gas to saw my plank to build my house. I also used part of the transfer to pay people to saw my planks. The balance money was used to buy food and other things for my children.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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 have had the dream to build a decent house for my family before recieving this transfer. It is still my biggest goal and I'm working towards achieving that. With this transfer, I am going to start constructing a house that I and my family will live in. Moreover, I bought four bundles of zinc with my first and second transfers which I will use to cover the roof of my new house. The condition of my house has been very bad. The house is almost falling and the zinc is so old and damaged. I am so happy because my hope of owning my own house is now a reality.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly is doing well by allowing me to decide what to do with my transfer. Moreover, they follow-up on each transfer sent inorder to find out whether I received my payment or whether I have had some difficulties in cashing out. About what GiveDirectly is not doing well, I can clearly say that at present, I don't see anything wrong yet with GiveDirectly workings. My life has been transformed because of this opportunity from GiveDirectly. I am happy to be place on this program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my most recent transfer to buy some zinc and improve my house. I have been sleeping in a very deplorable house. The roof was so bad that every time it rains, my house gets flooded. I was so excited to be enrolled into this program. This is a great opportunity from GiveDirectly to better my living conditions. I wan to make maximum use of this opportunity.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($269 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The very first time I received my transfer it was not easy I was so confused, because it was my very frist time to get a very huge amount of money free in my life from any NGO in Liberia. So how I'm thinking of starting a new business and building a house for my children. I'm even thinking when my second transfer comes so that i can finish my house and make my business a very huge one.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that my life has started improving from where it was. The hardships has gone down little bit because of the first transfer that I received from GiveDirectly. I was always worry about my grandchildren. I depended on farming to survive but my age can not permit me to work harder again. GiveDirectly has been the biggest difference in my daily life. With the transfer that they sent me, i am able to get my own business and also sent my grandchildren to school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer I'm thinking of starting a new business and i went to build a new house for my children and I'm also awaiting the second transfer so that i can improving my business and finish my house,now my family and i we can eat on time my children are in good health now. I'm able to get my own business to run here so that my children wil not get hard time after this programs.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the cash transfer to build a house because my family is large and the house we live in Cann no longer contains us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, nothing much has brought me Joy except now that GiveDirectly has come to help our community.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest challenge is to get money for food especially for my younger once who cannot eat the common kind meal everyone eats.