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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($233 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to have a decent house before this year end
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is really helpful to us by giving us free money with no cost attached
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I want to plaster my house but am praying to get well first
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
" while lying home, heard a message sound on my phone. When I checked it, I was a money from GD. I called my wife and we started singing because we were too happy. We are old and our children help us when they feel like. So receiving this money is a blessing. The first thing I thought on was the wife club money. She owed the club 6000 LD and that had been my worry.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
"My life has change because I have hope of taking care of my family. I am now able to afford for my family. We are not indepted to anyone. My wife can proudly walk in the town without worrying about food and her club due. I'm a happy man because my wife is also happy.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
"The moment I got the money, I gave 6000LD to my wife, for club dept. I also pay my club due, and kept the other money because I am not yet ready to use it. We want to complete our house. So we are awaiting the next transfer to be addedd. My wife and I live here in peace, we don't have anyone to help us, so we will use our transfer to complete our house. We are very happy for GiveDirectly, God will pay them".
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access_time 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Due to my wife and me age, we are not able to make farm on our own any longer and because of this, we are unable get even a cup of rice to cook for a day.
One of my brothers who lived in America and usually sent money to my wife and I passed few years ago and because of his death, my house was left unfinished. When I get the cash transfer, I will use the money to complete my house and use the balance to pay workers to clean my cocoa farm and be able to substain the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Life has not been easy over the past six months, within that period, I had a motorcycle accident which me almost being disabled. considering all of these challenges, I have had no happy moment over the past six months.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My major challenges now are; All of my children are grown up and have gone their separate ways with their family. They can hardly send my spouse and I money for our upkeep. Further more my spouse and I are aging and are not able to make our farm, for this reason, we can barely get enough food to eat everyday.
