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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
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 don't having new goals before receiving this transfer, I'm planning to go back to school with this money for this reason i had save my last transfer. Things had not been easy for me interm of my education , by the Grace of God through give directly i will be a student this year.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
It's through the help of Give Directly unconditional cash transfer that i will be a student this year, for that reason I don't know anything that GD did that is not well all is okay.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to save my last transfer so i can go back to school. This years 2022 i will going back to school in the city.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD
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?
Since I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly, my dream had been to start a business of my own that will enable me support my family financially. With this goal I have planned to wait for all my transfers so I can go to Monrovia to buy my goods. The thought of becoming self employed and an independent woman through GiveDirectly financial assistance bring me great Joy everyday.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly has been doing great for us the needy. They have brought so much relieved and excitement in our various lives and communities. Therefore I will forever be grateful to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity. However in my view I have not seen or heard anything that GiveDirectly is not doing quite well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Before I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, it was my biggest dream to start my own business. But I couldn't afford the money for a business. With so much excitement, GiveDirectly came with this financial opportunity and my life is filled with so much joy since than. However with my recent transfer I am planning to still waiting for the next transfer before I can execute my plan of starting my own business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was in my garden when the message came so when I opened my message and saw the amount that Give Directly transferred to me I nearly collapse because, I couldn't believe what my eyes saw and I started dancing in my garden. I was overwhelmed with happiness.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I used to sell common wheat and bread in the morning to feed my family or sometimes, I will fix flour Chase to sell before we can buy food to eat. My Little daughter was often thrown out of class because of school fees. My boyfriend could not afford paying her school fees because he was doing day-boy work on the gold mine. Day-boy work on the gold mine is not paid equally as compare to the gold diggers and others. So many at times, we used struggled to survive but when I got enrolled and started receiving cash on the Give Directly program, things started getting very fine for me. Life has become very easy for me. I'm so happy for this cash transfer program because with the first transfer, I was able to paid my daughter school fees and bought food for the family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
School fees, food and paid rent
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I am selling around in the community but due to some financial problems, the business collapsed. My daughter is in school, but I dont have much money to buy her uniform and other things for school. With the cash transfer, I will use portion of the money for my daughter school materials. I will also continue my cream of wheat business and save some of the money to continue my education because I am a high school dropout."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"Being alive each day and counted among the living, is something that bring me joy every day.
I feel bless by God to be alive."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"I am a high school drop out and really wish to go backvto school. But due to lack of money, I can not continue my education. I have other plans that I want to achieve but I can't because of some financial problems so I would say, lack of money is my major challenge."
