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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 and paid my children school fees and start my business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did extremely well for me through the help of Give directly i my financial crisis was settled.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 1 bundle of zince and 5 bags of cement and other assorted building materials and i paid my son school fees.
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 am Konah Freeman from Dogbah town, Bomi county Liberia. When I started receiving cash transfer from Givedirectly I actually planned to build my house and continue payment of my children school fees but my children's illness didn't permit me to achieve my goal.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly usually send money to my mobile account on a monthly basis and they are very committed to helping the needed. Thanks to Give directly for payment of the medical bills through the cash transfer send me. I am grateful. I have not heard about anything that Give directly didn't do well in this village.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend most of my cash transfer on medical treatment for my children. I am also planning to cash out my third cash transfer to settle medical bills.
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?
I planned to pay my children school fees, use some money for medical treatment and buy two bundles of zinc for renovation of my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly been transferring money to my mobile account on a monthly basis and they are trustworthy. I am not aware of anything that Givedrectly has not done well in my village. Thanks to Givedrectly and those that have contributed in helping the needed.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will buy two bundles of zinc for renovation of my house, undergo medical treatment and pay my children school fees upon cashing out my money.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($270 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When we saw the money in the phone,we were More than happy because,we consider it as a gold dust for such an amount of money to receive it with out paying back.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before then,we were making farm and coal for our survival.
But now we are going to sell or do small business
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to pay children school fees, bought zinc to build a new house and I also bought mattress
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I don't have money now to send my kids to school, therefore if I receive money from GD, I will pay my children tuitions. My husband and I burn coal inorder to survive. We can't afford sending our four kids to school.
I was involved in a business two years ago, but things turn around badly for me. I will use portion of the transfer to start a business as well.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My children being alive make me feel happy. We are all in good health. My kids were also promoted this academy year in their school which brought joy to me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My husband and I are coal burner, we are finding it difficult to burn coal this time around because of the heavy down pull of rain. We are unable to feed our kids on a daily basis because of low income.
