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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
I want to appreciate Givedirectly for the cash support . There is one new goal I have decided to spend my last transfer on. My goal is to pay my children school fees for this year since schools is about to open. My children school fees payment hasbeen a worried for me due to hardship. Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially. I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, my suffering are now over.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly is really doing well for us in this village. Through Givedirectly cash support, many recipients who couldnot afford money to build zinc houses due to hardships, are capable of decent houses in this village. Givedirectly is one of the transparents Organizations in this village .Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash supports. There is no system in GiveDirectly that needs improvement.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my recent money to pay school fees for two of my children who are currently attending school in Monrovia . Givedirectly really did well for me in this village.. Through Givedirectly cash support, I was able to start building new zinc house for myself. Thanks to Givedirectly for the kind gesture. I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, my long-term suffering will soon be over.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 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?
Firstly I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for making my dreams come to passed. My goal in life was to build a decent apartment within my village. That been my plan but I never had the support to accomplish my plan. When I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly my life began to change. I'm now building my dream house in my village. Many thanks to Givedirectly for their support.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly was able to to enrolled almost the entire village. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses. Givedirectly was able to make me get my owned house in my village that I'm so grateful for. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my transfer I was able to buy three (3) bundle of iron sheets. I also bought enough foodstuff for my family. I used parts of my transfer to paid workmanship. The balance money I'm saving it for futures business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($233 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was sitting at my house when I heard a message notification on my phone. At first I did not paid attention to reading it. After a while I heard some community members shouting and dancing about their transfers coming to their phones. To my surprise when I opened the message, it was the mobile money message from GiveDirectly that we all been waiting to see. Immediately I told my wife about it and we decided that the next day I should go and cash out the. The next day I got dressed and went to Buchanan city to cash out the money. I was really happy as this is the first time for me to receive such an amount of money without working for it.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I no longer worry about where to get money to complete the construction of my house I started last year because the first transfer has helped me secured two bundles of zinc. I am sleeping comfortably these days because I have a mattress in my room that I sleep on which I bought with portion of this recent payment I received from GiveDirectly. As seeing, I am currently living in a thatched house. I am now going to be able to build a zinc house from the transfers GiveDirectly is giving me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
As seeing, I began the construction of a new house last year but the lack of finance made me to stoped. Still desiring to complete the construction of my new house, I was able to buy two bundles of zinc and a mattress with the first transfer I received. I was also able to buy few packs of nails. I am really grateful to GiveDirectly for this opportunity
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will built a decent house on the parcel of land at the front of my current house, the house I am living in was build in the days of my youth, I have always thought of having a dream house but things have been hard and I have never been fortunate to raise money that will make my dream come true.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My wife is the only reason why I have been happy in the last six months, she has always tried hard to put smile on my face even when things are difficult, she was able to have taken me to a private clinic and I was told that there is a possibility of me getting well soon, that was the best news I have gotten in years.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am sick and that is the major challenge I am experiencing, as a result of that I cannot do farm work, money is another challenge, I depend on my wife for almost everything money can do because of my disability, I used to be the one taking full responsibility of this family prior to my sickness.
