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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
No New plan my previous plan still stand to buy my own land in Monrovia 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 my life has improved.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I pay my 3 children school fees and i bought 1lot of land land in Monrovia and spend some of my transfer on my farm.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
The plan that I have to implement is to use the money to increase my agricultural farm that will help me when the organization shall have left
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirect is extremely doing pretty good for we the poor people in our town here
Since Givedirect came, my life is trying to change smal, small
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to paid my children school fees and I bought agricultural inputs and food
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($282 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 is to buy a piece of land and build my own house on it for the future of my children
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I want to be thankful to God first and Givedirect for the assistance given to me and my family during this difficult time
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money was used to pay an advance for the land
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I feel happy because, things were very hard on me and not even finding my way through to pay my children school fees. But after receiving this money from give directly, I started sending my children to school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Doing agriculture right now to improve my life and sending my children school fees really make me happy.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my children school fees and I am doing agriculture to improve my life.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"What I intend to do with this transfer if I becomes successful is to further the education of my children.
My husband and I are old now and we cannot afford the tuition of our children at University level; this is not the life we promised them but because of circumstances they have to endure this.
It would mean a lot to us to see your children going to college."
What is the happiest part of your day?
There is a moment that brought joy and happiness to me; I can remember last month, my daughter brought a surprise gift for me. It was 2 yards of wrappers. I was so happy; I sew the cloth with a gown and I took pictures. That was a remarkable moment and I cherished it so much."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The major challenge I'm faced with right now is finance.
My husband and I are older folks. Our children still need our support financially but it is not possible. The age have come and we can't support then as I used to.
My husband and I are unable to work as we used to and we need to feed ourselves; our children needs to get higher education and we cannot support them due to the lack of money."
