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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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 am overwhelmed to receive this money from Give Directly.
Because my wife is pregnant and in her 9th months.
I was so worried about the hospital bills, buying materials for the mother and our child.
So with this kind of helped received from Give Directly, we have decided to keep this money for that purpose.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is doing extremely well for us.
To get such money unconditionally is difficult but Give has made it so easy for us.
And we are so greaful for the kindness they have shown us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am keeping the money for my wife hospital bills and up keeping when she give birth because she's in her 9th months pregnancy.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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 decided buy a second handy bike for business
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on buying a second handy bike
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($234 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy cause I have been renting for years, receiving this will empower me build my own house
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I can now believe and agree that I am truly a man of my own
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on buying zinc, nail and other building materials
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"Plan on building my house on the land my father give me, I am living in my father house with my family and I need to move out to have some privacy. Will use the remaining money to buy another motor bike for means of transportation that will serve as an income for my family."
What is the happiest part of your day?
My greatest joy is being enrolled on this program and I hoped that I will be qualified to receive funding from this project.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"My challenge right now is lack of funds to support my wife and mom, my motorbike that used to bring income for the house got damaged beyond repair. I am out of job till I can get money to buy another one."
