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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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 first and second money was used to buy five bundles ten sheets of Zinc to build a new house. The third transfer was used for 170 packs of nails. I have not developed any new goal because I never had money to build my own house until GiveDirectly came and give me money. With the recent transfer, I paid all of the contractors and bought gas to saw my balance plant. Thanks for the money. May God bless your Organisation and all of the staff.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly give me money that have changed my life. All of the process went well. GiveDirectly make me to handle my own money and was able to paid my children school fees with no worry this school years.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With this grant from GiveDirectly, I was able to paid the contractors and bought gas to saw my balance plant for roofing. My life is now better than before because, I am now stress free and building a decent sleeping place for my family. Thanks to GiveDirectly for bringing happiness in my entire family.
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?
Part of my first and second transfer was used to buy four bundles of Zinc and nails to build a decent house for my family because my old house is cover with thatch and it leaks especially during the rainfall. My recent transfer was used for bricks and workman ship for my new construction.There is a lot of happiness in my household since I received the payment from Givedirectly. My life is now better than before.Thanks Givedirectly for coming in to my life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am so much grateful for the grant.It had been my dream to build a Zinc house but because of the little money I generated from my garden went towards my children school fees and food. Now I am happy because my life is now better than before.Every thing/process went well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With this money from Givedirectly, I was able to buy one tapoline with part of the money and the balance is save for contractors payment.I am happy because at this time last year, i was in the brush with my husband looking for new thatch to improved my old thatch house.But now, with the cash, i am free this year.I am awaiting to enter my new bricks house sooner. Thanks to Givedirectly for taking my family from thatch house to Zinc house.
2nd 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 goals I have set before receiving this transfer is to start sawing planks in the bush for my house roofing. I have purchased 3 bundles of zinc from my previous transfer and will start building my house immediately. Building a decent house in this village require lot of materials and cash spending .
Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially to start building house in this village. I believe that months from now, I am going to have my structure standing.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly is really helping the poor in Liberia. Through Givedirectly cash transfer, many recipients have started building decent zinc houses in this village. Few months from now, the entire houses roofs in this village will be change from thatched to zinc. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. For area of improvement,Givedirectly workers need to avoid jumping over communities in the future with implementation.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to spend my most recent transfer to buy one tin of gasoline to use it in generator for sawing of my planks and buy one cartoon of 35kg assorted zinc nails for my house roofing .
I am going to spend my balance transfer to pay two contractors to start molding 1000 pieces of dirt bricks for the house . I am grateful to Givedirectly for the cash support. I believe that with my transfer, I am going to own a decent dirt bricks house in this Village.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Early monday morning i walked up the hill, in search of receiving signals. Luckily for me as soon as i got there,my phone started to alarmed. I quickly check my phone and found out a massage from Givedirectly. I was so happy! This is my very first time to received such amount of money . I have five children including three extended family members staying with me. My husband and i make farm to support ourselves. This year has been one of my worst year ever. The rice i planted didn't come up well at all my efforts when in vein. Groundhoge ate all the rice. from the transfer i received Givedirectly,my life has completely change.my quest for hunger has ended.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc with part of my transfers i received from Givedirectly.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan to build a decent house. As you can see , the house I live in , is made of mud and covered with palmtatches , when ever it rains, we have to sit up until day, and at the end results, my children suffered from severe cough.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, it was in july I became overjoyed. My daughter is in the Gblorseo public school and I needed 1500 LD, to pay her remaining school fees inorder to get her progress report, I called my sister for assistance and she immediately sent the money through mobile money.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Money have become a major challenge I'm faced with currently. Like the saying goes, "money answered everything ". I believe when I have money, I will be able to make a better choice that will improve my life and family. For example, I want to build a house , but I don't have the single cent to do so, because I need to feed my kids and sent to school aswell.
