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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 don't have any new goals since I'm still working on building my house and supporting my kids in school.
From my previous three transfer,I was able to paid half of my children tuitions and bought a plot of land in fish town our county capital.
Now, I'm erecting a three bedroom house for my kids. Before, My husband and I used to worried about where our kids will stay to forward their education when they complete primary school and relocate to the urban area.But now our worries are over with the help of GiveDirectly financial aid.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I don't really know what GiveDirectly is doing wrong, but I think as an organization they should continue to help more people that are living in hardship.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Two of my kids are about to complete primary and secondary school in our village,So moving to the city to forward their education has been my biggest fear, especially who will hoist them.
With the intervention of GiveDirectly my worries are over,Because I have been empower financially to build a house that my children can stay in,when they relocate to the city to forward their education.When I received my last transfer I completed the purchased of additional two bundles of roofing sheets,planks and two cartoons of nails.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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?
After receiving the cash transfer, mine new goal is to build another house in Fishtown which is the capital city for RiverGee County. Thanks to Give Directly for assisting us fulfill our dreams.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion, Give Directly has done extremely well in assisting us solved our problems and fulfilling our dreams. We could not have accomplished much if it had not been for GD. Thanks GD for the unconditional cash given that has changed our stories. There is nothing wrong that I have seen them doing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the recent cash transfer, I bought planks for our house project.
2nd 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 already have a house but with this transfer, I've considered and decided to build a new one in the capital city Fishtown. The school in this community Gbaweleken stops at junior high level and I want my children to attain higher education so for them to be comfortable in the capital, I need to build a house there and that's my new goal.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Empowering us with cash we have not seen before is more than enough good. I'm grateful to GiveDirectly for this. Changing our lives from one level to another positively is immense and I can only be grateful. To think of anything GiveDirectly isn't doing well will be like looking for a needle in a hay stack.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought additional materials including zinc, nails and wood for my housing project expected to kick off anytime soon in Fishtown city.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($265 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
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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?
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"If I am bless to receive a cash transfer from Givedirectly, I intend to build a house in Fish Town City because if my children should graduate from Gbaweleken School System so that they can move to Fish Town to further their education. I owned the house we are presently living in and even though I make farm to sustain the family and earned little cash as well to buy other household utensils, but the money is not enough to help acquired land and build in Fish Town City. Therefore, if Givedirectly can provide me with any assistance it will be highly appreciated".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"What makes me happy in the past six months is when all of my children got promoted and passed in their school. It makes me happy because I, as a high school dropout who is struggling to educate my children to see that all of them make a passed really makes me happy".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The biggest hardship facing me and my family is money to provide my children with quality education that will help them become productive tomorrow. The bigger one is in 7th grade, the next in 5th grade, the younger ones are in 3rd grade and pre-school respectively. I too stopped in the 10th grade, but due to the lack of support, I have to dropped out of school and has since promised to educate my children so that they can not be like me. But with out money, I will not be able to achieve this dream. Therefore, any assistance that Givedirectly can give me to change me and my children life will be highly helpful".
