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Patience
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Motorcycle or bicycle taxi
faceAge:
23
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?
My goal was to become a big business woman,but never had the opportunity to become one. I was depending on my finances who was riding motorcycle to feed my two children and I.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did well by making me to start a business and now I'm able to help with the family needs.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my recent transfer on improving my business.
 
3rd 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?
All of my three payments when on business from the day I started receiving money from GiveDirectly- I was able to purchased more dry good for the so purpose of. Improving my business, with GiveDirectly support my family and I livelihood had changed from one level to a biggest level. Just want to exstand my appreciation to GiveDirectly for the betterment of my children future. I going to do business with all my four payments, that will even enable me do others very important things like building my own house and etc.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is really doing well for me and my family Im really overwhelm. I want to say thank you to the GiveDirectly family for their support towards me and my family. Give Directly I appreciate your hard work towards me and my family wellbeing .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my recent transfer on improving my life and also my family life, by purchasing more goods for my business.
 
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've been living in Gbayolo Town River Cess County more than three to four years now. My boyfriend and I came here to make life. Unfortunately for me he left me because of different woman. Things has been very ugly and difficult for me and my children. I have been planning to do good business that will enable me take good care of myself and my two children. I really want a better future for my children. However, I have been doing a small drt gooda business. I decided to add more money to my existing business. I purchased more new dry goods to add to the old goods to make my business bigger. when I received the money, I was so very much happy. I have never felt so relief in my entire life. The feeling I had was so extraordinary. I just want to extand my thanks and appreciation to the entire family of Give Directly for their excellent job done the life of my children and myself and the community by extension.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly is doing very well in changing many people's life in River Cess County. Their enrolment processes are amazing. It's difficult to impose their program. My business has improve a little and i am hopeful. This cash transfer will help.me sustain my family when all of my transfer has been sent. Am so happy and i feel less stressful now a day. I just want to exstand my appreciation to the family of Give Directly for the excellent job done in my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend all of my money on purchasing more dry goods to be added to my dry goods business. I really wanted to improve my business. There has been many other NGOs who had worked in this village for the so purpose of bettering our community. However, they never communicated the project to the community members. They couldn't identify what we really needed as individual improvement. Give Directly is doing very well for the betterment of the people's of River Cess County. I am grateful for all the immense contributions coming from GiveDirectly. I am overwhelmed by the level of improvement that is beginning to happen in tgis village. I am sure after our last transfer family lives will improve and our village by extension will look better.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($267 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
" I was very impressed when I received the text message. I have not had the opportunity to handle such a huge amount in my entire life. After I got the message about the transfer, I was not only happy about the one I have received but also about the ones that are yet to come. I started to plan about what to do next. There came a plan to start my own business which will sustain me".
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
" The biggest difference between now and then is Now that I am feeling very relaxed. I am relaxed because I no longer worry about what I am going to eat, tomorrow, and so on like it has been. Now I am feeling like a real big woman because I can't report to anyone. I am my own boss, no pressure. What makes me more relaxed is that I still have a good amount of money that will come to me. I feel like there is no bad day now and it is my hope plan to increase the business to a bigger size". Whenever you don't have money to but things that your peers have, it can sometimes isolate you. The funny thing is that no one will drop you but shame up keep you away. I no longer shy away from other social activities that my previous condition keep me away from".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
" I purchased goods to sell. I have not sold goods before. I know that selling will give me the opportunity to earn my own money. If I have my own money, I will be independent and no man will take disadvantage over me because I will have my own purchasing power. I am saying this because I have had an experience before and I know that it will not continue any longer".
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If we received the money, we will sent our children to school and try to start building a house to rent it out and generate money to make business that will sustain the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The birth of our daughter brought happiness to us because we have been planning on having a girl child and fortunately for us we were blessed to have bore her, she is four months old.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Where we stay currently isn't good looking, parts of the house is breaking down and it need fixing; my first daughter is with her grandmother and she has never been to school yet, this money might help us solve some of the problems we face today.