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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?
My New goals is to build a new house for my family and I to have a better home, i want to send my children to school so that they can improve their lives.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I want to appreciate give directly for what they have done for me and my family.
Since i was born nobody hasn't help me like how give directly help me. They help me get my life back together
So I'm also praying for the Give Directly family to help the others.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on sawing planks
Buy zinc, and others building materials ,i pay my children school fees in fish town.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($275 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?
I don't have any new goals, because I already had a goal before receiving the transfer from GiveDirectly, so I am planning to pay someone for them to saw ninety three planks, so I can build my new house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly can help people with money so they can be able to sustain they and their family and to also development their community, GiveDirectly don't like to eat nor drink from people.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to pay someone for them to saw ninety three planks, so I can build my new house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($276 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was feeling fine,and very happy when I received the cash transfer. This is mine very first time to receive any money of such.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference the cash will make in our lives is changing our tash roofing to zinc roofing, and then assist in sending three of my children to school. Reciepnt appreciated all that GD has done for them.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
After receiving the cash transfer, I safe my money to buy materials and start our house project. I also decided to register three of my children out of the seven children to get back in school. Thanks to Give Directly for the assistance given us.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My husband and I have nine living children three are going to school in Kanweaken junior high and four in elementary while the remaining two are with us in attending the woloken public school. We've been supporting our children from farm work and hurting.
With the help of Give Directly cash transfer, I will use some of the money to build a three bed room for my children that are going to school in Kanweaken and rebuild a decent for my family."
What is the happiest part of your day?
" My husband has been a hunter for the pass ten years. Every time my husband goes to hunt and brings back enough meat it brings joy to us considering the fact that we support our children through farming and hunting. The meat he brings and the crops that I take to the market enable us to continue sending our children to school."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"My major challenge right now is seeing my family living a better life like other family. We have a land at kanweaken and we are believing in God to build a nice structure for our children to live a good life while they are going to school in Kanweaken "
