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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($280 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 new plan my previous plan still stand to build my house because im living in a family house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did extremely.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 3bags of cement and 3 bundles of zinc and 2packs of nails and others assorted building materials .And i paid my daughter school fees and i bought food with some of my transfer.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
I'm planning on building a house with my recent transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing everything well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc and other building materials to start building my house.
2nd 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?
Yes, I had plans before I received my transfer. My plans was to be able to build my own apartment in my village
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly is doing a great job work
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on building materials.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($275 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfer I was feeling very good, since my husband died, I don't have any helper or family member to send me money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since I received my transfer most of my problems has reduced. I'm a single mom with two kids, my husband passed away last year December. With my next transfer I'm planning to build my own house in my village
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on my daughter school fees and my Susu club.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I am successful, I will build my house. And if some are left after building the house, I will put that into business.
I want to build my own house because the one that I am in now is not for me.
As it relates to business, I will buy bags of rice and sell by cups along with other things like Pepper salt, etc. The reason I want to sell those items is that people buy them faster here compare to other businesses like clothes footwear etc. Most people preferred to buy clothes and footwear in Monrovia than here to selling it here will not be helpful to me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Yes, but that was not really about my family success or achievement. It was a Birthday club in town here that those who are part of it were celebrating their anniversary and I was invited. During that time last month, I was really happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenge for me here is how to provide food for me and my two children. Especially since their father died last December, it is very difficult for me to provide them food.
So like now to provide food for they and myself I have to go and do daily hire work. But now, because of the rainy season, it is difficult for people to call me as daily hire.
Because of this, the issue of provide food for my home is a serious challenge for.
