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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 build my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly doing extremely well through the help of Give directly i was able to build my house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 5 bundles of zinc and 7 cartoon of nails and others assorted building and i paid my 3 children school fees and i also bought 70 piece of sticks.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($275 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 plan to educate my children and build a dwelling place for my family and I with my transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my my most recent transfer on buying Zinc to start my building project.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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 planned to buy two bundles of zinc, and pay my five children school fees before receiving my second cash transfer from Givedrectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly staff always taking time to talk with me and my transfer is on time according to schedule. I am very much appreciative and want to extend thanks and appreciation to Givedrectly. I haven't notice anything that Givedrectly has not done well in my village.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon cashing out my money, I bought two bundles of zinc and did payment of my five children school fees.
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?
My name is Boima Manboah ID-1763129 from Zohn Larmie town Dowein District Bomi County Liberia.
I felt very good because I was worried about my children school fees payment and money to building new house for my family as well.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My children are going to school and right now I have the hope I can built my own house from Give Directly support
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Building materials to build my house and paid school fees for my children.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful to receive the cash transfer, I will build my own house.
My first house I built here got damaged and broken down because it has lasted for long and got old.
The house that I am in now is for a neighbour who is always asking me to leave her house.
I have planned already to build the house for which I have cut the sticks. But the challenge left here now is how to raise money to buy the zinc.
I have been producing coal to sell and raise the money for that, but the money is not enough. This is because it is the same coal money I can used to buy food for my household and as well use some for medical treatment when any of my household members falls ill. As the result of that, it has been very difficult to have enough money kept for the house project.
Now that GD has come and promised to send me money when I am truthful to them, that will be a dream come through for me to be able to implement my plan.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Yes, I was very happy last September, one of my sisters surprised me with $1,500 LD cash that is equivalent to $10.00 USD. I was very happy becuse before she gave me the money that day, I had no idea of how I was going to provide food for my family that day and week. But when I received the money from her, it helped me that I was able to provide food for my family for the entire week.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenge for me here is how to have money to implement my plans. Like I have told you earlier, I really want to have my own house built, but I don't have money to buy zinc. Besides the house project, I also need money to send my children to school, but I don't have money to do. I know if I have money, all the challenges named above will no more be a challenge. So the major challenge for me is how to raise money to implement my plans.
