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Paul
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liberia
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Subsistence farming
faceAge:
36
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Liberia Large Transfer
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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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?
With so much excitement, I can safely say my long awaited dream of building my dream house is at the point of realization. Before I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly, I had the desired so much to built my own house. But I couldn't afford to the finances. For the passed ten years plus, since I had an accident as a truck driver and that caused me the lost of my job. From that day, My livelihood had been from daily hire as tailor in my friend's tailoring shop. Happily, since I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, I immediately started buying my building materials, such as zinc, zinc nail, planks and sticks using my three transfers. Now with my recent transfer, I used 30 thousand dollars as workmanship for the contractors.The balance money was used to buy food for the workers and for the household.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done so well for me that I cannot explain. I am very excited that GiveDirectly came and eased the stress of building my own house. They did extremely well that we can't imagine. GiveDirectly brought so much financial relieved and stability in our various lives. For this reason, we are very fortunate to be part of this unique program. Sincerely speaking, GiveDirectly has not done anything that is not well. We will forever be grateful to GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Before receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, I had the dream of building my own house, but due to unforeseen happening in my life, I was not able to afford any money to built a house. Since I lost my job ten plus years ago, my dream of building a house was almost impossible until GiveDirectly came to rescue me financially. Therefore, I spent my first three transfers buying building materials. And these materials include, five bundles of zinc, five packs of zinc nail, some pieces of planks, sticks and other materials. Now with my recent transfer, I used the amount of thirty thousand dollars as workmanship. The remaining money was spent on buying food stuff for the workers and my household. I am very excited for the level of progress made so far in my life. My thanks and appreciation to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($278 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 don't have any new goal, I want to complete my previous goal which is my house project that is in progress.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly does everything good.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought additional building materials like zinc nail, and zinc and ect. The remaining money is being kept for workmanship.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($300 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 have been living in a deplorable house. I have also been cutting palm to make red palm oil to sustain my family and I. I have been planning to build a house for me and my family but there has been no way forward to this plan because of the hardship that I am going through. Due to these reasons, I was so much happy when I started to receive such amount of money from GiveDirectly. I am very excited right now because of what GiveDirectly has done for me and my family. With this money from Givedirectly, I am seeing my dreams coming to a perfect reality for the betterment of me and my family's future.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly is doing very much well by making sure to visit every household in my town and also making sure on their eligibility during the enrolment process. In our town, there are lot of people like me that are very poor and had no means of income to help their families. Today, I can see our town is opening up and development is taking place just because of GiveDirectly. Therefore, with this process alone, I believe that this organization is a reliable and trustworthy organization. Within my own opinion, I have seen nothing bad about GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have been renting for a long period of time alone with my family. This condition has been giving me lot of stress because of the poor condition I am being faced with. I have planned to build a house but there have been no way out because there is no money. With this help from GiveDirectly, I was able to buy two bundles of zinc and other building materials to start my house project. I am saving the other portion of the money to pay the workers that will be doing the house project for me and also use portion of it to feed my family.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($283 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I cut palm and make oil for a living. Sometimes,due to bad road conditions it's difficult to bring oil to the big markets to sell. I will have to sell it for a little amount just to buy food for my family to eat. I also pay rent monthly for the house we live in. The moment I received the message was the best moment in my life. I was excited. I'm thankful to God through GiveDirectly my life will improve.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I'm so excited. I'm excited because now, my family will eat on time. My children will be enrolled unlike before where they didn't go to school due to the lack of money. We will also have a new house over head and this time, it will be our own. We will never have to pay rent to anyone else.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Things have been difficult for my family. I couldn't afford to send my children to school. We also live in a rented house. I was astonished when I received the transfer.My first priority is to buy some food and enroll my children. Secondly,buy zinc to build a house for my family. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this program. I'm privileged to be a beneficiary of it and I'm thankful for that. I'm so excited that our lives will now get better.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When we get this money, we will build our house and send our children to school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The only thing i am happy for is that, I don't have money to build my house and GiveDirectly coming to give me money to build my house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The hard time i'm facing is with the living place business; sometimes i and my landlord can make confusion, because it's not every time we can get money to pay the rent. So by GiveDirectly giving me this money, I will be able to build my own house.