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Mercy
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
41
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 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 have not changed my goals or plans, I am still holding up to my previous plans which are to build my house and pay my children school fees or tuition.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is absolutely doing well, GD has improve my life and the life of my children and my husband .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer is spent on buying building materials to complete the building of my house.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($245 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes, at first when the transfer has not come, my goal was to buy bags of cement, but when the transfer arrived, my new plan is to buy a piece of land which I have already done.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is a great organization, it is doing well by giving us unconditional cash transfer to help improve our lives. In my opinion, GiveDirectly has not done any wrong thing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my most recent transfer on purchasing land for my family.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My plan for this cash transfer when I receive it, I will pay my children school fees because at times putting them out of school really causes embarrassments for them. At times their class mates mock or bully them."
What is the happiest part of your day?
"Well since life, there hope that's what my family and I believe in. So we always feel that when we get up and see ourselves we share the fun because we think God will rescue us."
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"My challenge now is no money because the farm we normally make animals will usually go and eat up the rice. For this reason, there is no way to yield more rice ro atleast to sell some ."