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Mary
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
45
workCampaign
Liberia Large Transfer
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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 started receiving payment from GiveDirectly, due to the deployable condition of my house, I immediately started buying building materials to built a new and bigger house. Presently, my children and I are literally sleeping outside due to the leakages of our house roof. Whenever it rains, every where in the house will be soaked. My biggest goal had been to built a new house. For this reason, I have been using all my transfers to be able to achieve this goal. Therefore, with this new transfer, I used the amount of thirty thousand dollars and paid the contractors. Furthermore, the remaining money will be spend on buying food items for the workers. Excitingly, few days from now I will be a new house owner. This had brought so much joy to me that I cannot comprehend.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly has been extremely well, from the beginning of this program until now, they have shown a great level of professionalism and transparency in reaching out to us the beneficiaries. They are indeed a reliable and integrity Organization. I am very grateful to all members of the GiveDirectly family. You have all done a tremendous job. Truly speaking I have not seen anything wrong done by GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
After receiving my recent transfer, with my dream and desired to see my family moving into a comfortable and better house before the rainy season, I used the amount of thirty thousand dollars as workmanship for the contractors. However, the remaining money was spend on buying food stuff for the workers. I am very excited, to see the progress made so far. I was really worried about the deployable conditions of my present house seeing what my family had to go through every time its rains. And as a single mother, I couldn't do anything because of financial constraints. Thanks to GiveDirectly for lifting this heavy financial burden off my shoulders.
 
2nd 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?
Before receiving payment from GiveDirectly I have dreamt of building a new house that had been my biggest goal all. For this reason I have not developed any new goal for now. Presently my first house is very old now and the thatched roof is leaking badly. Happily, with these transfers from GiveDirectly, I have decided to built a new house for my family and I. Therefore, I used a some of my transfer and bought additional one bundle of zinc. I also used a portion of the money to buy zinc nail. Finally I used the balance money to pay the contractors that will be building the house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly has been doing well from the beginning of this program until now that we have started receiving payments from them. The humanitarian work done tirelessly by this Organization in selecting qualified household has been fair and transparent. Many thanks to GD for this unique financial opportunity. However, I have not seen anything bad done by GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my goal and desired to change the living condition of my family by providing a comfortable and better place for my family, I used a portion of the money to buy one bundle of zinc as additional to the first two bundles bought previously . Moreover, I also used some of the money to buy two cartoons of zinc nail for the roofing. Furthermore the balance money was spend on paying the contractors. With this day to progress in my life all I can say is a big thank you to GiveDirectly.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($285 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 very excited. I was sitting outside my house when I received message and when my daughter checked it,it was my transfer from GiveDirectly. I started dancing all around my town. I have been living in a deplorable house that is about to break down with my family. I have been struggling to get money to renovate my house but couldn't afford it due to lack of money. This transfer is a privilege for me because I will use it to renovate my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is relaxation. I was worrying about renovating my house. Since I got my transfer from GiveDirectly,I am no longer worrying because I have bought everything to renovate my house now.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Renovating my deplorable house has been my worries for years. Therefore,I bought two bundles of zinc which cost twenty one thousands. I also bought a bag of rice and paid my children school fees.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have long wished to make business and also build my house. I was in a saving club last year with the mind of investing into business and improving my house. Unfortunately for us, we found ourselves into financial problems due to the death of my husband's father. We lost almost everything. Because of this, we are finding it difficult to cope with life. My house is seriously leaking but there is no money to do any renovation. If we receive this money from Give Directly, we are going to renovate the house and use the rest to make business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Since this year nothing has brought me happy. All through the night I am worried about the way life is going with my family. After your meeting with us, I have gained some hope that things will get better if only I we are qualified to receive this money from Give Directly.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My major challenge is money. If we had money, things couldn't have been the way it is. People have to take my children away from me to send them to school we can not afford to support them.