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Amelia
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Small business
faceAge:
34
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I planned to electrify my entire house. My husband and I are doing business. From the profit we earned a day, we used it to buy fuel for the generator. I also want to open an annex in cesto City the capital of Rivercess.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly did well for me especially when it comes to my business. Is a privilege to be part of the transfer program. My expenses have been cut down. I no longer buy gas for my generator before I bought the solar panels, for my house. My business has expanded. my thanks and appreciation to Give Directly for the support.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the money I received from Give Directly, I used it to buy solar panels. The balance money was used to transport me back home.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($295 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?
No.I have been engaged in a little business before getting on this GiveDirectly transfer. My dream of establishing a bigger business just got completed. Therefore,I am going to build a new shop and improve my business. Managing a little business and paying children's school fees hasn't been easy. They used to put my children out of school for owing school fees. This transfer had enable me to pay my three children school fees. They are now zero balance from school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly have done nothing wrong. They have done well by giving us unconditional cash. They have changed a lot of us lives.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my recent transfer on paying my three (3) children school fees and bought their school materials. The sum of money that I used on my children's school fees and materials is twenty five thousands Liberian Dollars (25000).I am saving portion of my transfer to build a new shop and improved my business. I added the remaining to my yearly club money that I got. The total is forty thousands Liberian Dollars ( 40 )thousands Liberian Dollars.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 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 busy doing some work on Sunday morning when I was called on the football field to have me informed about the arrival of our GiveDirectly money in our town. I was very happy to receive such amount of money because it was my very first time to get such amount of money from anyone. I have been planning to expand my business to a larger one but due to poverty, I have not been able to do so.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I have never been able to see myself having such amount of money since I was born. I have never also been able to achieve my plans about making my business a better one because I have no money. The coming of GiveDirectly in my village has brought happiness into my life. I am really happy because of the big difference I am seeing in myself. I am now able to buy more goods for my business and now able to save more money to build the kind of house I need and for future used just incase when I am broke and have no where to take money from.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
All these days I have planned to expand my business and build a house, I have not been able to because I do not have the cash to do so. With the help of Givedirectly unconditional cash transfer, I believe that my struggle has ended and my plans will be achieve in doing my business. I will use portion of my transfer to invest into business and the other for the start of my house project while I am waiting for the other transfers to complete my dreams.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I get this money, the first thing I will do is to pay my children school fees and I will use the balance money to add my market up.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The thing that make me happy is because GiveDirectly came to my town.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The hard time i'm facing right now is that, the market i am selling, the buying is slow because people don't have money in this town to buy; therefore I cannot pay my children school fees now and do other things for myself. So when GiveDirectly give this money, at least it will be able to solve some of my problems.