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4th 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 am Jenneh Darblah from Joe town, Bomi county Liberia. Since I started receiving cash transfer from Givedirectly, I planned to start business and build my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, I obtain a full payment $1000 USD from Givedirectly in four installment. Their staff always follow up to ensure that I received cash transfer. I am satisfied and want to extend thanks to Givedirectly and those who donated the cash to help the needed. I am grateful.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon cashing out my money, I bought three bundles of zinc and added to my existing business.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Prior to receiving the money from Givedirect, my plan have been to build a house for myself and avoid living in a rental house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is really helpful to us because we were thinking that the issue of the money was not real and they have proven us wrong
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc, nails and food for the house.
I also kept some of the money to pay the builders
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to build another house because my house that I am living in right now is not comfortable any more to live in, I also want to do another business so that I can raise more money for my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I love GiveDirectly because they are giving us their money unconditionally, they talk to me kindly anytime I am being interviewed. I don't have anything bad to say about GiveDirectly because they have never done anything wrong to me yet.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I haven't withdraw the money yet but will do it soon, I will use my second transfer to buy more zinc and other materials for my house project, I will also buy some furnitures for my house, I will also pay my children balance school fees with the remaining amount.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($283 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am Jenneh Darblah from Joe town, Bomi County Liberia. I was very excited upon receiving cash transfer massage from Givedrectly because, I wanted to pay my children balance tuition but I didn't have money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I was suffering in this village before receiving cash transfer from Givedrectly. I been burning coal and marking cassava farm just to provide for my family. Since I started receiving cash transfer from Givedrectly, life is much better for me because, my children are in school, and I have good food to eat everyday. When I receive my remaining transfer from Givedrectly, I will start business to keep on helping my family. I am so happy and want to extend thanks to Givedrectly for improveing my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon receiving transfer massage from Givedrectly,I quickly cash out my money and did payment of my children's tuition, bought one and half bundles of zinc for renovation of my house and bought half bag of rice.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I'm successfully enrolled in to Give Directly's cash transfer program, I want to used portion of the money to built house for my family.
The reason I want to built house for me and my family is that, the current house where we are living is not in good condition and I don't have money to built another one.
If the money is enough to cover other costs, I will also use some to establish a business to enable me be a help to my husband, because our only source of income in this home is farming and the money earned is not enough to cover all of our needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last six months, what has brought me joy or happiness is when I gave birth successfully to a baby girl, though I went through operation (C-section) but it brought me joy to see my self still alive and recovering gradually after going through such difficult situation.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I'm currently facing series of challenges but the major ones that I am currently facing is the lack of money and that of my health.
My husband and my self only strive to make farm as means of selling the produce to enable us provide for our family.
Another challenge that I am currently facing is that, I went under operation during delivery (C-section) on August 12, 2021. Through this, I was advised by Doctors not to do or carried out any hard task, least to mention working on the farm for six months; by this, things have become more difficult for my family especially in getting food, because it is only my husband alone who is trying to earn for our home.
