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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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?
My plans for this transfer was to buy furnitures for my room.. I did farming and also burned coal to take care of my family. When GiveDirectly came to the town I was so happy because I knew that some of my problems will be solve since I heard that the entity was helping people with money. GiveDirectly transfers has changed my life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly did well in giving us transfer has help is a lot and what they told us about there cash transfer is true. GiveDirectly delivered their promise and now my life is better.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend most of my recent transfer to buy mattress and footmat for my room.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
Since I born my children, they have not been to school before and so I planned to send them to school.
The second thing is, I want to buy motorcycle that will bring in additional income to my living
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The good thing that Givedirect did for me that I really appreciate, is the time we can take to burn coal before getting money can be long and Givedirect can just send it with out me sweating for it, is a good thing to me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I only bought food, paid school fees and some medication.
The balance money is in safe keeping, because I want to buy a motorcycle for income
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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?
My new goal is to build my own house because it has been my dream but I couldn't because of lack of money, I will use the opportunity that GiveDirectly has given me to make this dream of mine to come true. I also want to keep supporting my three children in school until they can graduate and have better jobs in the future.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by helping us unconditionally, they are also very kind and patient with us during interviews, I don't have anything to say that GiveDirectly is not doing well, all of their processes in the program are okay to me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer has been saved, I want to buy a motorcycle to run it as business because I think it will generate more profit for me, that is why I have added my second transfer to the first one to buy a motorcycle. Since the total amount to purchase the motorcycle has not been completed, I am waiting for the next transfer to complete it so that I can purchase the motorcycle.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($283 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My name is Momo Barclay from Kani Kromah Town, Dowein District, Bomi County.
I was so much happy when I received my first cash transfer message on my phone because the money warn from farming work for the past 8 years had never afforded me to take care of my family living expenses and my kids school fees. To receive such a huge amount of money with no hard from is a work of God through GIVE Directly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
From the moment I started receiving my cash transfer, my mind had been relax and I have reduce the level at which I was working on my farm.
Most importantly, my kids are in good health condition and I have more money and food to take care of my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I use my money to buy Medication and food and save the rest to buy motorbike for rent
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I planned to build a house for my family and I. Currently, I have 5 children all under the age of 6 and I need to plan their future so building a house for them will be a great accomplishment in my life. I also plan to educate my children, therefore, I will use portion of my cash from the transfer to send my children to school. Currently, they are not in school because the distance to the school is far for kids under the age of 10 to travel. I will move close to where school is so the children can start going to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
It was in late April of this your I was so happy because I burned my fire coal and I got 41 bags our of it. After sales I generated 13000 LBR (76 USD), I was able to purchase some medicine, food and slippers for the household. Can you imagine, 76 Dallas over six months was joyous for me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As a self supporter, finance is my main challenge for now. Because I am the only person catering for the household, while I am thinking about the future of my family, I am also thinking about their feeding and the children school business. So finance and food are considered my main challenges for now.
