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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($243 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
As a single Mother, before my recent transfer I was struggling very hard to raise money for my son's school fees. Blessedly for me my recent came right on time. Therefore I used all my recent transfer to registered my son for this school year. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this financial opportunity.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly did extremely well for us the needy. They have brought so much relieved and joyed to us as family. GiveDirectly will forever remain our number one integrity Organization. Thanks to the Donors and all the working staffs of GiveDirectly for their humanitarian heart and tireless efforts in reaching out to us the needy. However I didn't notice anything that was not successfully done by GiveDirectly. A big thanks to GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
After receiving my recent transfer, it was the right time I needed money for my son's school fees. As a single Mother it was really my worried. Happily my transfer came and I was lifted with so much excitement knowing that my son will be starting school. Therefore I used all my recent transfer on my son school fees and school materials. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this great help.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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 having new goals before receiving this transfer, I'm sticking to my plan, improvement of my house roof is what I'm thinking about ; paying of children school fees and purchasing of food .
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly had putting smile on my face from the onset of this program till now, right now i I'm a single parent taking care of my children, for this reason GD had done very well for me. I don't have anything to say that GD did that is not well .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Purchasing of zinc for the roofing of my house, sawing of planks to improve my house and paying of children school fees and purchasing of food is what i decided to do with this transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($235 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I saw the message on my phone that I have received cash from Give Directly, I was very happy.. I started smiling and dancing. My entire day was full of joy
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Things had started getting very fine for me since I got my first transfer on the Give Directly program. Before this program, I was selling but it was a very small business( from hand to mouth business). When I received my first transfer, I bought additional goods and added it to the little goods that I was selling. Presently, I have a very big business that is supporting my family and I.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Business
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I was once selling cooked food around, but since my medical problem (high blood pressure) started I used all of my business money for treatment so now I want to start a different business that will be station one place so once I get this transfer I will start selling dried fish".
What is the happiest part of your day?
" My bigger sister play me a visit over the last month and gave me some money for my monthly treatment and some for food so that got me so excited".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"my major challenges now are:1. how to generate money for my new business (selling dried fish) that I want to start. 2. How to generate money for my monthly treatment (high blood pressure)".
