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George
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
68
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Liberia Large Transfer
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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?
Before receiving my recent transfer I never had the thought about attaching bathroom to my house because this is something we never had. For this reason after receiving my recent transfer I developed a new goal to undertake the bathroom project, which interestingly I am almost done with the project. I am very excited that my family and I don't have to go through the hard time of finding place to ease ourselves again. All thanks and appreciation to GiveDirectly for making this dream possible.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly has done extremely well for us as individual and community. Everything done by GiveDirectly is quite well. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity. From the selection process to this time they have shown a great level of professionalism and transparency in reaching out to us. However, in my judgement GiveDirectly has not done anything that is not well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the new goal of attaching bathroom to my house, I used a some of the money and bought five bags of cement. Furthermore, I used some of the money and bought a commode, four cartoons of tiles and five pieces of ceiling. With this new progress made so far in my life since I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly, I am very excited and grateful to Give Directly for this great financial opportunity.
 
3rd 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?
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In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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?
Yes. I had a new goal to build my new house as soon as I got my transfer from GiveDirectly. I have been living in a deplorable house with my family for eight years now. I am a farmer and been suffering with farm works before having food for I and my family to survive. I have to make farm, cultivate the crops and take it to the market to sell before providing our basic needs.Things have been very thought on my family. Thank God that GiveDirectly came to our aid in the soonest possible time.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my fair judgement,GiveDirectly is doing good by reaching us to where we couldn't reached. May you people continue to help we the poor people.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will spend my most recent transfer to buy ten (10) bags of cement. I will also buy three cartoons of tied and six pieces of ceiling. Lastly, I will spend ten thousands Liberian Dollars ($10,000) on my children's education.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my transfer message on my phone, I was very much amazed. Since I started my house project 5 years ago, I couldn't complete the project due to lack of enough cash. As a fisherman, My earnings from the fishing activities was never enough to complete my house. Henceforth, with this transfer from GiveDirectly I am planning to complete my long awaited project. With a heart of gratitude, I am saying thanks to GD.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly, my daily life is now fill joy. I am a fisherman who had been struggling very hard to raise money for the completion of my house, but every effort to raise cash for the house project was always fruitless. The earnings from the fishing activities was never enough to complete my house. Happily, with this transfer my desired of completing my long awaited project is unparalleled. Whoever, most of my recent transfer will be used to buy some bags of cement. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Before receiving payment from GiveDirectly, I been desiring to complete my house project that I started 5years ago because of low income, For this reason, I am planning to buy some bags of cement to plaster the building. Furthermore, I also plan to use some of the money to buy ceiling. With this new development in my life I am very excited.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will pay my children school fees which is my main focus and use the remainder to complete my house im living in now.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest moment for me in the last six months is the newa od GIVEDIRECTLY coming to work in our town. This is something we've been praying for in time past.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest challenge now is being able to afford my children school fees which has not been an easy thing.