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Saturday
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liberia
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Small business
faceAge:
38
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
My new goal is to extend my building with additional rooms, secondly to start my new business where in when givedirectly goes I will be able to support my family on my owned. Many thanks to Givedirectly for their support because life hasn't been easy on me and my family, my children where all out of school due to low income, my children and l will farm the whole day just to get food to eat. Life has been so hard for us, but when I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly our life started getting better. Now I'm building my dream house in my village for my children, my are all registered and in school, many thanks to Givedirectly for changing my life condition.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done very well in my life and that of our village, firstly givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village on the program, givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses, givedirectly has also empowered our families with financial support, so in my opinion there's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my last transfer I bought additional 2 bundle of color zinc. I used part of my transfer to paid my children school fees, I also bought enough foodstuff for my children. I was able to paid the workmanship for the project, the balance money I was able to put it that in small business.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
My new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to start selling cosmetic goods in my shop. I want to put stop completely to selling frozing fish and pig feet around the community. Selling frozen fish around is very challenging due to too much walking. I want to change from selling fish to selling cosmetics in my shop. I believe that through making business, I will be able to generate more money to paid my children school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Givedirectly is actually doing well for me and the community at large . Through Givedirectly cash transfer, I am able to take care of my children, send them to school and feed them regularly. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support . Through Givedirectly kind gesture in this village, many recipients are building their own houses while others are using their transfers to educate their children. There is no system or approach in Givedirectly that needs to be improved.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my most recent transfer to buy 6000 LD worth of dry fish to start selling. My balance transfer has been kept in saving . I want to travel to Monrovia and buy some cosmetic materials to sell in my shop. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support . I believe that through selling from my transfer , I am going to be empowered financially in the future.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($284 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?
Before than I used to farm the whole day just to get food for my family and I. I was also selling small market but my incomes was very low that time to support my children in school. Because of that my children was out of school. Now my new goals is to build my own house in my village. Now givedirectly is giving me the support to accomplish my plan, I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for making my dreams come through.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GivGivedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village, givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses. With the cash support of givedirectly my children are in school. Because of givedirectly support I'm building my own house. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my transfer I was able to paid $10, 000LD for my children school fees. I bought 10 begs of cement that caused 20,500. I also bought 2 bundle of Zinc $11,200. the rest of the I'm doing small business.
 
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 saw my transfer on my phone, I was very excited. I started to sing gospel song and dance. I am a petty business women, but the little money I earned from the fish I sell is not sufficient for other development, it only goes towards food. When I got my transfer, I bought zinc and cement to improve my house. I aslo spent portion of my transfer on my children education. When my children are educated, my life will change. They will have a better future. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for my transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life now is, I feel happy whenever I see my children going to school. I don't worry about my children education. The market I sell now profit is used for food and other household activities. With my expectation to get my remaining three transfer from GiveDirectly, I feel very happy daily. I can't stop appreciating GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on my children education and building materials. I am a petty trader, but the business money is not sufficient to pay my children school fees. With my transfer, my children fees have been paid and they are in school doing well. I will soon change my house roof and make it conducive for my family. I thank GiveDirectly for sending me this transfer.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When GiveDirectly sent this transfer, i will use it to plaster my house and do business with the remaining.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over the past six month I have not really gotten happy about anything due to the fact that I have lost most of my family members.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My greatest challenge now is that I dont have money many days for food for my family. My spouse cuts palm before we get food to eat.