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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 has been to build a house. The house that I live in currently is no longer good for living. I live in this house with my family and the roof is made of thatch that leaks everytime it rains. Since I started to received my transfer from GiveDirectly, it has been my plan to build a new house. So, I used my last transfer on sawing of planks to start the construction of a new house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
This organisation has done so much well for me. I had no means to afford a building materials to begin the construction of a new house for my family and I. But all thanks to God for GiveDirectly coming my way. This organisation has helped me greatly to buy enough building materials to begin the construction of a new house. However, as for things done unwell by GD, I am not aware of any.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my last transfer the sawing of planks to start the construction of a new house. Where I live with my family is no longer comfortable. The roof leaks too much and I am tired of living like this with my family. I used my last transfer on the sawing of planks.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 new goal is to renevate my house, I intend plastering the entire house and laying the floor in other to make it comfortable for my family and I.
I will also use portion of the money to pay my son balance fees as he will be graduating from grade six any time soon.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I'm so much grateful to God for Give Directly, who have made me a proud mother! They have done me well and I'm grateful! They are indeed a blessing to lives, and an institution of integrity.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My recent transfer will be spent on cement, to enable me plaster my house and lay the floor. Additionally, a portion of that money will be spent on my son's balance fees as he will be walking out of the walls of elementary (six grade).
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($264 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
One of my major plan at the time in my life was to build a house and see all my kids back in school. My brother for the past two to three years now things hed been very difficult for me, sometime to even get food to eat is not easy on a daily basis. But not with standing and perhaps our Lord can provide some kind of way before the day can come to a end. Moreover I just want to exstand my appreciation to Give Directly for the kindness to was me and my family, as I speak right now my building project is ongoing and all of my children are back in school and all of my payment when to us my children school fees and purchasing more building materials for my ongoing project.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
GiveDirectly is really doing very well for us in Rivercess County, as I speak right now many people are building in my Community and its surrounding only because of GiveDirectly support and intervention.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
All of my payments in cash when to was my building project and my children school fees. All of my payments in question was very timely and rewarding for me. As I speak my building project is ongoing and all of my children are back in school.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
None of my children are in school right now because no money to send them to school, I will use this money to pay their school fees, when they learned they will help us. My husband and I will build a new house and make business to improve our lives.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was able to have received my savings this gone July and I was happy because I was able to start a business, this business is what we are feeding on right now.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My husband and I do not have money to send our children to school, last year we made a farm but the crops were eaten by animals and we couldn't get the money we were expecting from the farm to pay our children school fees, we felt weak about making farm this year because this is the second time we have experienced this problem.
