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4th 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?
My plan was to improved my leaking roof, and additional rooms to the house I'm living in right now. But I never had money to accomplish my plan. Life been so hard on me and my family, to even get food for my family used to be very difficult for us. But with the help from givedirectly, I'm now improving my house, and I have also started a small business in my village as well. My children are all healthy and in school now. many thanks to Givedirectly for their support.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done very well in my life and that of our village, givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses, givedirectly was able to paid my children school fees that I am grateful for. Givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village. Givedirectly support us financially. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my last transfer I was able to buy 10begs of cement and sand to plaster my house I also paid my children school fees as well, the rest of the money I was able to paid workmanship
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
When I received my transfer I was very much happy. Happy because I haven't seen people giving money to people free with out paying back. My plan was to build my own house in my village. That' was my goal from the beginning. My new goal is to build additional kitchen infront of my house. I am thankful to Givedirectly for their support.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village. With the support of Givedirectly my children are all healthy and in school. My children eats twice a day now. Givedirectly make me to have my owned house. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses I so thankful to GiveDirectly. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to paid 28,500 for workmanship. And also buy additional building materials for my project. I will spend part of my transfer on buying enough of food for my family. The rest of the money will be saved it for my children clothes.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
When i received my second transfer,I'm now decided to finish my house and focus on my business so that if this programs is over i can not find it very difficult in getting food for my family.
Life wasn't really good with me and my family, but with the help of GiveDirectly I'm now able to doing a new business.
My children schools feel are now paid and they all are in schools now.
I'm awaiting my next transfer to come so that i can improving my business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done great things for we the poor people of Rivercesse county.
I really love GiveDirectly way of working because they can't do pick and choose with people.
If GiveDirectly cloud hasn't come in this county i cloud have able to build a new house for my children.
The only thing that i went for GiveDirectly to do is to please help us about getting our money.
Because we can really spent lots of money before getting our transfer out.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
This my second transfer that I received from GiveDirectly i bought zinc and cement to finish my house and focus on my business.
I even paid my children schools feel and buy them some schools material for this year.
I bought some food for the house with other things that my wife need in the home.
GiveDirectly has done a lots of good for for me and my family. My family can now eat good food because we are doing small business that is helping me in the home.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
In Duoh's town, while I was in my room lying down due to illness, I received mobile money transfer from GiveDirectly and started feeling better right away. I ran quickly to the nearby mobile money center and withdrew portion of my money to register my three (3) children in Christian Foundation School for this year academic 2021/2022. The balance money will be used to buy door, cement and sand to complete my new house. I am really pleased and honored to be part of this project which has change my life in a positive way.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am able to register my three children in school without having to work on the farm or sell in the market due to my recent illness.
I will also be able to complete my house by purchasing door, cement and sand with the remaining portion of my mobile money despite not being able to work and earn money as usual because of my recently poor health. I am much more grateful to God and GiveDirectly for this golden opportunity that has positively affected me and my family. These has been the biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have been ill and home for almost a month before receiving my mobile money transfer. I did not have any means of generating income to register my children in school for this academic year 2021/2022. In doing so, as soon as I withdrew portion of my mobile money transfer from GiveDirectly, I immediately registered my three children in Christian Foundation School located behind Blojay Law building in Duoh town.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am a business woman and want to expand my market. So if i receive this transfer, i will make business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The only thing that makes me happy is that with all the hardship, we are not sick and God has been providing for us.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I make bread before i eat, so my biggest concern is my children well being. I dont have money to take care of children. No school fees and good clothes for them.