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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 and send my children to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did extremely well through the help of Give directly imy financial crisis was settled.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 6 bundles of zinc and 20 bags of cement and other assorted building materials and i used some of my transfer to pay my 2 children school fees.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
No, I don't have new goals for now. My same plan of building myself a new house and to pay my children's school fees with my transfer remains as my major focus.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is a good organization. I have never seen organization that give money to people with no condition attach. I'm very much grateful to GiveDirectly for being there for the most needed. Nothing negative about GiveDirectly I have heard.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought five bundles of zinc and a cartoon nails for my proposed new house. I paid my children's school fees and I saved some of the money to pay contractors for my house.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I planned to build a very good structure with the money and start to do business that will substained my grandchildren and myself, I will also buy food for my family
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was very happy because on October 5 my oldest daughter in Monrovia surprised me with a new phone, because of that, I can call all my family in and around Monrovia, I am also happy by hearing the new from give directly that I will be receiving money if I'm successful from the program
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am facing a major challenge with the farm work, I'm a very old woman and doing lot of farm work makes me sick everything. I am also sick, and there hospital in the town to get medication, because of that, I can't see clearly.
