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Peter
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
63
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($281 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 don't have a new goal for now. It has been the same goal just the continuation of the cf completion of my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly has transformed my life. Since I came in contact with this entity, I have been able to save some money in a savings club. My life is improving I want to appreciate Give Directly for blessing my life.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The last transfer I received from Give Directly, was used to buy additional materials for the house that am building. I also bought rice and pay the worker's balance money.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($276 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?
I have been sick for the past years. My dream was to build a house. I have six children, three are living in town with my elder sister. My goal is to support my children in school until they earn a degree. I also want to invest in my farm and open business for my wife.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion, Givedirectly came to transform lives.my greatest worried was how to own a house and to make my family proud and happy . However Givedirectly has Change so many things in my daily life. Am now fulfilling my dreams as a man . I'll like to appreciate Givedirectly for giving me such opportunity to prove myself to my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 36 pieces of stakes for sawing. I pay my children school fees and bought food for the workers. I also bough zinc and nails.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 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?
My First transfer was use for contruction materials to build a new house.For my recent transfer, i haven't developed a new goal because,i went to get all of my building materials and construct my house faster. we mostly get in to raining season here in river cess early.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I appreciate Givedirectly for making me to own a house. Givedirectly brought joy in my household.Since I received the payment, there is happiness in my household. Every step during the process of this program went well. I am proud of Givedirectly activities.Thanks to Givedirectly for bringing happiness in my household.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Through the transfer from Givedirectly, i was able to buy some construction materials like Zinc, nails and cement to start my construction project.I have been living in my brother house with my family and his family. Life had been very difficult until Givedirectly came in to my life.I thank God that my life is getting better than before.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($282 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I've been going through some though financial hardships and could hardly gather enough food for me and my family. Moreover, I didn't have enough money to build a bigger house for me and my family until I received my transfer from GiveDirectly. It was like a wonder when I received the message on my phone. I was so overjoyed having received such amount as grant. I hurriedly got off my seat and ran across the road to get a builder do an estimate for a four(4) bedroom house. Building a bigger house has been one of my greatest desires. Therefore, I was grateful to God and also hopeful that I could finally achieve my goal through GiveDirectly financial assistance.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having been able to build a four(4) bed room house in the midst of financial hardship. There were times I couldn't even gather enough food from the farm for both consumption and sale. Nevertheless, with GiveDirectly mobile money transfer, I no longer depend solely on produce from the farm to provide food and money to good care of my family. I am so excited about this life changing opportunity. GiveDirectly's money transfer has created an additional source of income that has brought relief and calmness to my daily life.This has been the biggest change in my life upon receiving my transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my mobile transfer on acquiring building materials for my four(4) bedroom house. Some of those materials purchased include: 1)Two bundles of zinc @ $10,500 each =$21,000LD 2)Four bags of cement @$1,400 each= $5600LD. I have been longing to one day live in a zinc house with cement and a plastered floor. Suddenly, GiveDirectly mobile money transfer has made my dreams of building a house come to reality. I am very thankful to God for this life changing opportunity that GiveDirectly through USAID has provided me and my family.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will buy zinc and change the roof of my house to zinc roof but if the money is plenty I will build a new house. Additionally, I go to hospital and pay my children school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The thing that makes me feel happy is I been sick for the past three years but I thank God I'm feeling better since three months ago.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My challenges are plenty but the main one is money and others are my health,renovation of my house and payment of my children school fees.