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Ignatius
landscapeCountry:
liberia
workOccupation:
Teaching
faceAge:
36
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Liberia Large Transfer
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
My new goal for my recent transfer is for me to establish a new business which I have started already.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind GiveDirectly did well because they help me with money to establish business and improve my house. I have not observed anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I use my recent transfer to established new business, I bought used Cloth and Used Shoes to sell.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
Before I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, I was a teacher in my village and the salary offered was never enough to take care of my family. Notwithstanding, I had the desired to established my own business that will provide extra and enough income for my family. With that I was always hoping for financial assistance that could help me achieved my goal. Interestingly GiveDirectly came with this financial freedom and since then my focus had been establishing my business. Therefore I used my previous transfer and started a clothes and foot wears business. Now with my recent transfer I used the money and bought additional goods for the business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly has been doing well from the beginning of this program until now. They have brought so much relieved and joyed to us as family. All our dreams that seen impossible all through the years is coming to reality with the help of GiveDirectly financial assistance. In my judgement, I have not seen anything that GiveDirectly had not do well. My thanks and appreciation to GiveDirectly for this financial opportunity.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Before receiving my recent transfer, I already started a clothes business using my first transfer because that had been my dream all along. However with my recent transfer I also used the money and bought more goods for the business. Since I receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, my life have been filled with so much excitement lately. My planned of establishing my own business has now materialized. All thanks to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($234 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Words are inadequate to express how I felt the day I received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. This is the opportunity I have been longing for. My life as a teacher in my village had been very challenging. As a bread winner for my family, the low income from the teaching job couldn't even put a decent meal on my family table. For this reason, the day I received my first transfer was one of the blessed day of my life. I am super grateful to be one of the beneficiaries of this unique program.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am extremely excited to be a part of this program. Before I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly, my life as a teacher in my village had been very challenging due to the low salary. I have been praying for this favour and my prayers were answered through GiveDirectly. As a bread winner for my family, the low income from the teaching job couldn't even put a decent meal on my family table. Now that I have transfer coming from GiveDirectly, I am planning to start a family business so I can be able to earn extra cash to help support my family fully. Thanks to GiveDirectly for this opportunity.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my experience as classroom teacher in my village with very low income and the financial constraints I have gone through in trying to provide for my family, I have decided to use my transfer to start up a business that will provide a good and sufficient income for my family.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"I want to build my foundation, like one or two bedrooms house and get into business. Because I believe business pays a lot, more so my income can't afford to do those things that I want to do".
What is the happiest part of your day?
"The relationship with the community dwellers is what made me feel happy everytime because they're so kind to me. Since my arrival as an instructor they have done well".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"The challenges are food and other wearing including your health, because there's poor road condition within the community".