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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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?
No!! Previously I plan to focus on my children schooling and my garden because it is from the garden I will continue to provide my family's needs and paid my children school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly do well in keeping their promises; that is we received our transfer correctly and every households were treated equal and with respect.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my most recent transfer to buy seedings for my garden and paid my children school fees.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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 plan to build one room apartment, I plan to gave my wife money to start a new business and l also plan to pay my children school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Paying my children school fees, impowering my wife to do a new business and also starting a business too as father inorder to help with our children school fees at all times.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have paid my children school fees, I have given my wife money to start a new business and I also bought motor bike to also start a business too inorder to help with our children school fees at all times.
2nd 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?
I want to build another house for myself because the house that I am living in right now belongs to my extended family and my children might not inherit it in the future. I am a driver seeking for job, if I can't find one, I have planned to improve my cassava farm so that I can keep generating money to sustain my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well by being straight and fair in their program processes, they are also kind and patient during interviews with us, they help us unconditionally without any strings attached to their help. I have not observe any wrong thing about GiveDirectly program that needs to be changed, everything is okay to me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not withdraw my second transfer yet but if I withdraw it, I want to use it to seek medical attention for a sickness that have been troubling me for eight years now. I saved part of my first transfer to add on this second one so that I can undergo an operation.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because, I have been very ill and have not been able to take treatment because of lack of finance. Since I received the money, I decided to go to the hospital to seek a good medical treatment.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference is that, I have been sick for a very long time and now I have been given a transfer and am using it to cure myself.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money was divided between the two of us, my wife and myself. I'm using my portion to take treatment.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"The first and foremost plan I have for this cash transfer is the build a 2-bed rooms house. The house I currently live in is a family properly and family occupied just a single room. The second plan is to start up a small business for my wife. We will open a small shop in the community to sell provisional goods; this will help raising money for food while I continue other tasks to bring in money as well".
What is the happiest part of your day?
" In the last six months, what has made my happy firstly is the gift of life. For the fact that I am sick and I see the dawn of a new day, that brings joy and happiness to me. Secondly, a brother of mine gave me a bag of 25kg rice last month. I was so happy because my house was entirely out of food; this was a saving grace".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" The major challenge I'm facing right now is finance. I am a professional driver but due to sickness, I haven't been able to get a job lately. Because of this, I have gone into farming and this doesn't yield much money to maintain my family. My wife is not doing well as well. We need money to start up something that will provide basic needs for our family".
