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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
I plan to finish the building of my house in the upcoming year and continue to send my children to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done me well to the extend that I don't even know how to appreciate them for what you people has done for me.
Every year my children use to be out of school due to lack of paying their fees on time but since GiveDirectly started helping me through their program, I have been empower to the extend that my children are in school and with out being put out of class.
Moreover, the market I use to sell I was always breaking in because it was from hand to month but now I am selling every day and all this happening through the intervention of GiveDirectly.
I pray that GiveDirectly continue their great job by giving us money freely and changing our lives in all part of Liberia.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used portion of my fourth transfer to pay manpower to saw my planks and I use the balance one to pay my son exam fees.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
In the coming year, my greatest accomplishment is I wish to build a house. I have been living in people house for the past three years. I couldn't build house of my own because there was no cash flow.my next accomplishment is to start a business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I have not seen anything in Givedirectly that will make me to feel bad. I pray for GD everyday of my life. Through Givedirectly my children are in school. I am able to transfer money one to my children in monrovia.through GD I will become a house owner. I think GD should add scholarship to the program
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The transfer I received from Givedirectly, I used $24.000 LD to buy two bundles of zinc. I also used $15.00 United States dallors to three packs of zinc nailed. I also used $2;500 LD to buy two gallons of gas to saw my planks. The balance money I for the workmanship.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
RE: Yes i do have some new goals, am not having a house of my own because i could not afford the cost of building one.
Therefore, since i started receiving this cash transfer i have decided to build a house of my own.
I have also wanted to enroll my children in school but the school fees was our greatest problem because we are only surviving by making farm no other means of income.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: Givedirectly is doing beyond well with nothing wrong since they enter my community, it is because of givedirectly cash transfer my son is today in the junior high. It is also because of givedirectly cash transfer program that am dreaming of being in my own house soon.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing gas to produce planks for the construction of my house and some nails as well.
I also enroll my oldest son for this academic year successfully.
And this is a dream come through for him because we didn't think he would attend this year, because we could not afford the school fees and other fees this academy year.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was rejoicing when i received the money because i have never received such amount unconditionally before.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Presently i am living in family house and i have children.
Many times there are confusion between my kids and the other family kids.
So receiving this money from Give Directly brought lots of joy to me and i have started the construction of my own house so that my children and i will be at peace.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc with other building materials for my house construction.
Enrolled
access_time almost 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
" Two years ago my house broken down which have cause my family to scattered in a single room in my inlaw's house. For that reason, when i receive the transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use portion of the money to build a house for my family , and portion of it will also be use to pay my children school fees and establish a mini business that could service as a source of income to cater to family needs ".
What is the happiest part of your day?
" My first daughter gave birth two months ago with out the doctors operating on her and that's really got me excited".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" I have four children and three are presently in school, one is not going to school because I don't have sufficient cash to every one of them school fees. I don't have money to pay their full tuition. Therefore the current challenge I am facing is lock of finance".
