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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
No, we have initially planned to build house since the beginning of this program, and our last transfer was spent on our project also.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly had made us to now own a house, back then we never thought that we could own a house because getting fund in this area is highly challenging, so Givedirectly does well in everything.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
We spent our most recent transfer on building materials, furnitures and food to run our home.
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?
I have new goals that I didn't have before receiving this transfer. I'm planning on building a house for myself with my transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing everything well, because I couldn't afford to even take care of my family but this transfer has opened all doors for me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc to build a house for myself and my family.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
Yes I had plans to buy land and build my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning on improving my house
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, I was thinking how will I get money to send my children to school and build my house. But after receiving the money from give directly, I was able to paid my children school fees. So I was happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
At first, I was burning chal coal to sell before getting money. But after receiving this money from give directly, I have reduced the hard work and now, I am able to buy land to build my house, paid my children school fees and even saving some of the money to do proper planning before using it.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid my children school fees, bought land to build my own house and I am also saving some of the money.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"What I plan to do with my cash transfer is, to buy land in Monrovia to build my house, and this will take immediate effect right after receiving my benefit from GiveDirectly, reason being, I want to live my remaining life in the city so that my children can experience good life and get quality education."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"What had made me happy in the last six months is that, I haven't heard any bad news about both my family and friends, we're all healthy and moving strong."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"Those challenges we are faced with are, "One", hustling for food is very difficult, in the sense that, we don't have rice farm, so we normally purchase rice by bag, and this happens through the little money we generate from the burning of charcoal/fire coal, and cassava produce. "Two", raising money to fulfill my dream (Buying land in Monrovia to build a house) had been another challenge for me, reason being, I and my husband have lot of mouths to feed, the money we can gather from our farming activities, and the burning of charcoal is very small, it normally goes behind feeding and supporting the children in school; nothing much can be left to save in other to fulfill my dream."
