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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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?
I just want to say thank you to Givedirectly for their support. My plan was to build my own house in my village, because the house I was living in is our family house, that's why I decided to build my own house in my village. And givedirectly was able to make me accomplish my plan. Many thanks to Givedirectly for changing my life condition.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly was able to enrolled almost the entire village.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Thank you, when I withdraw my money, I was able to paid my children school fees. I bought three (3) bundle of zinc to build. I also used part of my transfer to paid the workmanship.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for their support to was my family and I. My goal is to change my leaking thatched roof. My children will sometimes get sick because of the leakage from the thatched roof. My plan was to improved my house, But I never has the support to accomplish my plan, I'm a farmer, my income is very low, my husband and I will farm the whole day just to get money to support my family. But when I started receiving money from givedirectly, my life began to change. My house is under construction right now as I'm speaking, my life has been improved, my children eat twice a day now. I'm so happy that I was enrolled on this program.
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, givedirectly has changed my thatched roof to iron sheets roof. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses. Givedirectly has done everything well. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning to buy additional iron sheets and Niles to change the thatched roof to iron sheets roof. I will also sent 10,000 to my children for school fees. The rest of the money I will paid the workmanship and buy enough foodstuff for my children.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My first transfer was spent on two bundles of Zinc and nails. I have developed a new goal for my recent transfer. My new goal is, i have hire contractors to brush a large space of farm land for rice and cassava with bitter bull to sustain my life when Givedirectly shall have left my community. Givedirectly cash is a great help for my family.it brought happiness in my household. I been struggling for many years before Givedirectly came and help me with cash. I am grateful and it is changing many things for better life. Thanks to Givedirectly for coming in to my life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did well in my community especially in my household. There is happiness in my household since I received the payment from Givedirectly. I have never seeing such assistant from any body especially NGO. I am happy because Givedirectly is fair in their selection process. Thanks to Givedirectly for making me part of the process in my community.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the cash transfer from Givedirectly, i was able to hire contractors to brush a large space of farm land. This is the very first time of me getting a large space of farm land brush which I think it will take care of my family support for many years. Just from the first and second transfer, my life is getting better than before.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($285 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I came from the farm by the evening time, when my husband told me that my phone had a massage. I quickly asked him to carry the phone to sayah town up the hill to checked for network. He later came back home rejoicing and dancing with a smile on his face. At that moment, I was so happy and grateful to Givedirectly for the opportunity. My life is getting better than before.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life Now, Since i started receiving money from Givedirectly, my life is improving and i can now afford my family a two times meals regularly.My life is getting better. Thanks to Givedirectly for making me a happy mother in my community . I can now eat rice regularly. In the past, only fufu i could afford for my children. I'm able to pay my son school fees he is staying in Monrovia with my elder sister.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to use part of my payment to buy three(3 ) bundles of zinc to build a new house for my family.Now, With the transfer from Givedirectly, There is a lot of happiness and smile in my household.my life is getting better than before.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
We will use the transfer to build our house and send our children to schoom
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over the past six month i was seriously ill and by the help of God I got well and that was that happiest moment since then.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our biggest challenge right now is, we dont have money to do many things including, building a house and sending my children to school.