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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
My goal is to build a new house because the one that I am living in is about to break down. I live in it with my two children and a wife. Things have been difficult for my family and I. We have not been able to build a new house on our own. I am very thankful to GD for being here for us. From the transfer received, I have been able to buy enough building materials for the construction of a new house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
This organisation has done so much that I do not know how to even appreciate it. It is because of GiveDirectly that my family and I have been able to get sufficient house building materials to begin the construction of a new house. So I am very thankful to GD for everything. I have not seen any unwell things done by GiveDirectly. It has done plenty good for poor people like us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid for the sawing of planks to start the construction of a new house. Because this (building a house) has truly been my dream. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for this helped. It has enable me paid for sawing of planks for the construction of a new house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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?
My goal is to build a house for myself. Since I have been in this village, I have not had the means of building a house for myself, due to the lack of money. I live with my wife and two living children. To sustain my family, I cut wood for sale and make farm. But the proceeds generated from them are too little. It cannot help me build a house. What are earn are used only for food. So, I am going to used this cashreceived to build a house for my family and I.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well for me. It has been my very first time to received money that I did not work for. Just by receiving money from GiveDirectly is something that find very well that GiveDirectly has done and I have not seen anything done unwell by GD.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not spend this my recent transfer. I saved it to buy zinc nails and gasoline for the sawing of planks for the construction of a my house that I want to build. Building a house has been my dream. But I could not have done it due to no money. I am very thankful to GD for reaching my village and giving me money to buy more things for my house construction project.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($235 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 firstly received my mobile money on my phone I was so very happy and started celebrating. The only reason was I have this goal set for along time, but unfortunately and because of some major difficulty when a comes to money in cash had been very difficult for me and my children. Some time to even get food for me and my children to eat never been easy on.me. But with God support we been going through it one way at the order. Not withstanding I just want to exstand my thanks and appreciation to Give Directly for the excellent kindness to was me and my family wellbeing.I Iong been planning about building a house for my family. As I speak right now my building project is ongoing very well and all my children are back in school. I just want to inform GiveDirectly that all my payment going to us school fees and building materials.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference right now in my family life, is all of my children are back in school eating regularly and my building project is ongoing very well. Give Directly is one of the most powerful NGOs working in Rivercess County. They doing more than well for us in Rivercess by improving our livelihood throughout Rivercess County. God will continue to increase and blessed every GiveDirectly member for their excellent job done.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
All my four payments going to us my children school fees and building materials Zinc and other items. I doing this only because of the betterment of my family wellbeing for a better future. Again GiveDirectly is ready doing excellent in all our communities.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"The house that I am living in currently is not in a good condition, the house is leaking badly which have caused water to enter our room whenever the rain falls. When I receive my transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use portion of it to reconditioned my house and buy zinc and also use the remaining one to send my children to school ".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"Seeing my household healthy in the last six months brought me so much joy ".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The challenge I am currently facing is lack of finance. My household is involved into farming but the proceeds from the farm is not enough to reconditioned my house, Start a business, send my children to school and also cater to my household needs ".
