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Rebecca

Country:

liberia

Campaign

Liberia COVID-19

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3rd Payment

Transfer Amount

9505 LRD ($61 USD)

3 months ago

How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?

According to this Recipient, she started a house project from her first transfer and that the transfer had helped her to partially complete that project but she strongly believe that without this program, she was never ever going to achieve that dream of owning a house

2nd Payment

Transfer Amount

9505 LRD ($48 USD)

5 months ago

How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?

This money had changed my life because I had started buying blocks for the construction of my own house through this program

Initial Payment

Transfer Amount

9505 LRD ($48 USD)

6 months ago

How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?

Yes, because I am building my small place to live.

Enrolled

8 months ago

What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?

I will buy piece of place and build something to live in.

What does receiving this money mean to you?

Receiving this money means a lot to me.

What is the happiest part of your day?

The happiest part of my day is when i am in good health.

What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?

The biggest hardship i have faced was when my child we just eight months and i had to leave to go to the annex for treatment.