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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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?
The only goal i have is to open my charging booth. I bought enough wire along with some other materials that's needed for the shop. I'll also put door to all the rooms in my house and i want to electrify my house. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for this great opportunity given to me is wonderful being part of this program.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
This program was very transparent, and productive. I have earn my own property through Givedirectly program. My life have change through Givedirectly program. Am grateful to Givedirectly for giving me the chance to benefit from the program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money i received from Givedirectly was used to buy generator and wires.I also bought cement to plaster my house and bough doors. Givedirectly has indeed change my life.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($285 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 dream has been to always open a phone charging booth in my home town. I started to cut palm, produce oil,sell the oil and used the money to substain my family. My vision didn't push through because i couldn't come up with the fix amount i needed to start my phone charging business so i decided to start cutting wood to sell and put the money in a susu. As God send Givedirectly my way, my dreams came to a reality. I bought my generator with my second transfer i received from Givedirectly. i started my business already for wish am happy about. My plans now is to build a new house for myself and setup a business for my wife.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
So far so good, Givedirectly has been good to me and my family. Through Givedirectly, am called a business man in my community today. I have earned a lot of respect from my peers as well. The poor man i was years ago,has earned alot just within three months is now the one crediting money to people. Indeed Givedirectly has improve my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My recent transfer i received from Givedirectly, i used it to buy planks. I also bough three bags of cement to plaster the house that am presently staying in. I also used part of it pay my children school fees and the balance was used to celebrate Christmas with my family. For the very time in my to have a grand Christmas celebration in my house. Everyone had new clothes to wear, enough food and bought a music player for my children to keep at home. Before my goes to their friends house to listened to music on an occasional day. Through Givedirectly transfer , i have a happy family because we have needs and wants. Thanks to Givedirectly for the opportunity given to me.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 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 goal is to start my own gas business. I wanted to buy one karma generator at the price of $250 united states dollars for a business purpose. I want to build a house for my mother in her village. My mother has been sleeping with her sister for a long time now. Through Givedirectly transfer i will make my mother a proud woman by putting roof over her head.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Givedirectly has done well by giving me money that has changed my life. To the staff's of Givedirectly u people are extremely different. The way you people interact with me alone is satisfactory. If not for the good will gesture from Givedirectly, by now i could still be using my little children to help with my farming activities. I have become an employer through the help of Givedirectly
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc to build my mother house in her village. I pay my bother hospital bill in Monrovia. I was able to get my children new materials for school and enough food for my household. Since i started receiving money transfer from Givedirectly, my daily life has taken a new dimension. I feel proud of myself because, i can now carryout my duties and responsibilities of my family without any worries. I am hardly respected among my colleagues because of the level of things i have done.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($269 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very much happy when I received this money. It was very much surprising to me. It was like a dream and this was my first time to get this type of money from any NGO in my life.
I'm thinking now about building a house for me and my family. Life is okay now. Unlike before, it was a challenge. I am living in a house that is in a very bad condition. We are currently sleeping on the floor. I want to improve the house condition.
GiveDirectly has done great things for us in Liberia more especially we the poor people .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am improving my house daily. With the Cement and Planks I bought, I was able to improve my house. starting a new business and improving my house for my family has been the biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly. The small business I started will help sustain my family going forward.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my first transfer, I was able to buy four (4) bags of cement, few planks and fully pay my children school fees. I also bought some food for the house. With that, I decided to wait until I receive the rest of my transfer. So, after buying the four bags of cement, I decided to save the rest of the money so that when all of my transfer has been sent, I can tackle everything at once.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I receive my transfer,I want to build my own house as iam having children and all of us cannot be staying in my father's house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What really brings joy and happiness is when I am out and hanging out with my friends because when Iam there I try to forget all f my worries.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenges iam facing is getting a place of my own, Im tire of living in my father's house as it gives me so much low esteem, I want to be responsible for where my family and I stay and not my father.