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Abraham
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
65
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th 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?
My plan was to send my children to school, and to change my leaking thatched roof. Because the house I'm living in right now has leakage all over roof. Before than my children where all out of school due to low income. I'm a farmer and my income was very low as well. But when I started receiving money from givedirectly, my life began to change. My children are all healthy and in school now, I have also changed my leaking thatched with iron sheets roof. Many thanks to Givedirectly for their support.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done very well in my life and that of our village, givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses, if it's wasn't for givedirectly my children was going to be out of school this year, givedirectly paid my children school fees, givedirectly has also empowered our families with financial support. So in my opinion there's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I received my last transfer I was able to paid my children school fees, and I bought 4 bundles of iron sheets to change my leaking thatched roof, the balance money I pay the workmanship
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 plan is to change my roof to iron sheets. Because the roof I have over my house right now is trash. that's why my focused is on improving my house. my goal is to improved my old house and the leaking roof. I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for their support.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village, my children where all out of school. But with the help of givedirectly my children are all healthy and in school. Givedirectly make me sleeping on a very big mattress. I'm so happy, lastly I never had money to buy phone but givedirectly give me phone, I can now called my family that all far from me.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on buying additional building materials to improved my leaking roof, I will paid my children school fees and buy enough foodstuff for my family, and also the workers. The rest of the money I will be able to paid the workmanship. I'm so grateful that I was enrolled on this program
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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 new goal is to focus on my daughter education. When I got my first transfer, I bought building materials to recodition my house. With my second transfer, I have decided to pay all my daughter school fees. When she gets educated, my life will be transformed through her. This is first of it kind for me to pay all her tution on time. I use to find it difficult to get money to pay her fees. With the help from GiveDirectly, I am a proud father. I can't stop thanking GiveDirectly for this transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is an exceptional NGO that helps extremely poor people. They gave me money and there is no corrupt and third party involve. They visit my house and talk to me with respect. I don't know anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well. All I have is appreciate.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my money on my daughter education. My daughter is in a mission school that is very expensive. I couldn't afford to pay her fees, because the instructors in her school teach well, I didn't want to change her school. Upon recieving this transfer, I have decided to pay her school fees to enable her stay in school. No one would've done what GiveDirectly has done. I appreciate GiveDirectly for my transfer.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($284 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was one afternoon while sitting in front of my house, at about two o'clock, I saw my neighbors who had gone early to the next town where lonestar network is available to check whether the transfer has been sent coming with joy. After they had explained that their transfers were in their phones, I waited till the next day when I myself went to check if mine has been sent too. The moment I reached to the network area, I received an alert on my phone that I have received forty thousand three hundred seventy five dollars from GiveDirectly. I could not hold myself from dancing when I got the alert. I was absolutely over happy. Recieving this amount of money at this time while I am already in old age is a blessing from God through GiveDirectly to me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am no more worry about cutting thatches to cover my house every rainy season. I am no longer going to be living in a house that the walls and floors are clay but instead a house that that the walls and floors are plastered with concrete. If I may say, that is the biggest difference in my daily life since I started recieving payments from GiveDirectly. May the almighty God bless the management of GiveDirectly for enrolling me into the program.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not cash out my transfer yet but when I shall have cashed it out, I will buy zinc and cement because I want to demolish the current building I am in. I have reached an age that I no longer work like I did when I was young. I have lived in this house since the days of my youth. As you can see, it is now in deplorable condition. I am so thankful for this opportunity from GiveDirectly. I am going to use this opportunity to build a better house.
 
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have been praying to get money and when I get this transfer, i will use it to roof my house with zinc, instead of going in the bush everytime to replace taches, especially now that I am getting older. I will also use the balance to support my daughter who lives and goes to school in monrovia.
What is the happiest part of your day?
From the beginning of the farming season I was worried about how to get my farm clean-up, but my Son-In-Law was able contract people to brush my farm, help plant my rice as well as fence the farm. Now I have something at least I am depending on for food.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Right now my challenge is, I am not able to get money to roof my house as well as all of my daily needs.