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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have this goal of starting a fishing business. It is not really a new goal for me. This goal of establishing my own fishing business dated as far back in 2012. All along, I have been canoe helper. And I feel tire some days of continuously working for people. I have my woman and four living children to care for. So, I have been keeping my transfers, from the first to the last, to buy canoe and fishing net to start my own business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well for me by helping me with enough money to start my own fishing business. I feel happy everyday that I am about to fulfil one of my biggest dream. This will help me take good care of my family. Because, as a canoe helper, to provide at home was a difficult thing. But thanks to GD for reaching my village and has helped me with money to start my own fishing business. As for things done unwell by GD, I have not seeing anything of such.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have added my last transfer to the previous one to buy a canoe and a fishing net to start my own fishing business. This has really been my dream for a very long time. Because I am tire of working for people as canoe helper. To support my family while working for people has been a serious challenge for me. What I earned daily is too little and sometimes only fish for eating at home I benefit. That's why I have saved all of my transfers to have a canoe for myself.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($278 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was fishing on the sea when I heard people talking about receiving their tranfers. I hurriedly got from the canoe and came to town. When I checked my phone I saw my massage from GiveDirectly. I was very excited. I have been fishing on tore nets for three months now. I am presently living in my elder sister's house with my family and it's really embarrassing for me. That have been my challenges.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is relaxation. I was worried about my fishing materials. My fishing nets and ropes were completely damaged. At my age living in my elder sister's house with my shows no respect for me as a man. Luckily,GiveDirectly came in at the appropriate time. I'm forever grateful to GiveDirectly for this unique opportunity that has changed my entire life positively.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought nets that cost twenty thousands Liberian Dollars and fishing ropes that cost six thousands(6,000) Liberian Dollars. I'm saving my balance transfer to enable me to buy zinc and build my house.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan to buy fishing materials because I am a fisherman, and I also planned to establish a business for my wife.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I'm happy because I see GiveDirectly in my town today and I know I will get that money to buy my fishing materials.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The hard time i'm facing now is money business. I really want to buy my fishing materials, because I am a fisherman; I don't have my own net, due to that, I'm always going on the sea to help other people.
