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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($243 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have decided to renovate my house and buy a mattress with my most recent transfer as my house is very old and the zinc have holes in them thereby making it to leak when ever rain falls while my children mattress was very old and small,the three of them barely fitted on it.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done so well in that at a point in time i couldn't afford to pay my children's fees and meet up with othe basic needs but with Givedirectly Cash Transfer i was able to do so.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
In the next year(s) to come i want to own a house in Monrovia where my children can live and have easier access to better and higher education as there are no universities or colleges here.
I will feel so proud as a father when iam able to give my kids better education and with that they can in turn take care of me when i am old and weary.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to Purchase two bundles of zinc $ 150 USD and others house materials for the roofing of my house .and also pay my children school fees .
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly had make me to change my old roof on my house and put new roofing on. Looking at things I don't know anything that GD did that is not well all is okay.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I'm planning to put new roofing zinc on my house and pay my children school fees and get other house materials .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my recent transfer to pay my children tuition.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind GiveDirectly is doing well for me because it has been difficult for me pay mg children school fees but now with the help of GiveDirectly I can easily pay their school fees. I have not observed anything that GiveDirectly did not do well with.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new goal for my recent transfer is for me to pay my children school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement to plaster my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I built my house i haven't been able to plaster it because i couldn't afford to purchase the cement easily.
So the moment i received the money from Give Directly i immediately send it for cement.
Now my house has taken a different and wonderful look.
I am so grateful for what Give Directly is doing for us.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so happy when I received the money because it's unconditional.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My children education now is important to us because we will depend on them after they shall have graduated to able to continue providing for my spouse and I while we are in our old age. So our current challenge is how we can raise more money to complete our children school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
With in six month, a lot of things brought happiness to my family. Firstly, God doesd my life up to this date. Next, my rice farm land got burned as I expected and lastly, when I heard of Givedirectly presence in our district being hopeful that they will visit our community some days.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Due to lack of enough money, my house has not been completed. Moreover, three of my children that attend schools in monrovia including the bigger one who goes to college fees has not paid in full. Therefore when I get the transfer, I will use it to have my children tuition paid and use the balance to complete my house.
