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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
No New plan my previous plan still stand to build my house and invest in my farm.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly did extremely well for me through the Give directly my financial crisis was settled.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 2 bundles of zinc and 1 cartoon of nails and others assorted building and i paid my 3 children school fees with some of my transfer i also bought food with some.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($265 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I went up the hill to call my wife. On my way back, I heard a loud voice in the town. Only to notice that people were jubilating due to the messages they received from Givedirectly. With no hesitation, I went back and saw the I have also received transfer from Givedirectly.
I begin speechless for a moment and after a wild, I started to celebrate too.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Things was really hard on me. I don't cut palm as such life has been unbearable, but with this money, my life has change positively. I am not initiating my own farming activities which I didn't do in the past due to insufficient money. I will now start my cocoa project.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My son is graduating from high school, so I used most of the money on his graduation expansive and use the remaining money to purchase food for the the house and my farming activities.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan for the money support my 3 children in school. I believe sending the children to school, they could in return look after me. I'll will be investing in them to benefit tomorrow. I don't have my own money and with the help of this money from Give Directly, I can sent my children to school. I just started helping my father to plant Cocao and it has not started producing. The children will help take care of me tomorrow if am old when they're are educated.
I also want to build my own house. I live in my parents house for the past years, and that isn't good for me. We are many, and one day the others could come and want to claim ownership. Having my own house will make me free, as well as my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the past six months I felt happy when I planted my cacao. In July of this year I was able to plant realizing that I need something to depend on. This brought me happiness because I believe it will serve my children and I.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My challenges is getting money to send my kids to school, so they they can help me in the future when I l am old.
Next challenge is to have house where my children and myself can have of our own, and stop living with my parents. Lastly if there's still money, I will like to enlarging my cocoa farm.
