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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 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?
The goal my wife and I have for our recent transfer is for us to improve our house by removing the old roof and replacing it with a new roof or start a new business with our recent transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my mind GiveDirectly did well because at my age I am not able to do too many hard work but with the help of GiveDirectly I will be able to renovate my house with a new Zinc. I have not observed anything that GiveDirectly did not do well with.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to buy Zinc and Woods to renovate my house or start a new business.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($246 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 don't having new goals before receiving this transfer; I'm planning to start new business with my transfer;
I was doing business before in this town but the business breakdown due to low financial status.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The good thing is that ; there are lots of new this happening in my life: establishing of new business, paying of children school fees etc. I don't having anything on my mind that GD did that is not well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to Purchase goods to start a new business ; I'm now back in to business through the help of GD. When my first business breakdown. Before I was not doing anything i was like a small child in this town. Right now GD had bless I and my family's.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($247 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?
RE: I am a farmer, but because of old age i am not effective as I use to be, therefore, i am unable to make huge farms like before, now a days I only make cassava farm.
I want to construct a house in Cestos city where I already have a piece of land that have been a burning desire to me.
I want to construct a house in other to reduce cost living when my children shall have completed the school here and decides to continue in Cestos, because the school here stop to elementary only.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: In my opinion i think givedirectly is doing extremely well, the fact that I didn't work for this money amaze me of how givedirectly is going with this program.
Their staff are good at what they do, like the way they talk to people, the always polite and ready to listen to us.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: I will be spending the most of this transfer on purchasing cement and zinc for the construction process of my house in Cestos city.
This is a dream come through for me and my household and we are most grateful to the givedirectly family and there partners for this program.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($234 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I am an old man unable to do farm work or even burn charcoal now.
So I was so excited when I received my transfer. Money that I didn't even work for.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Our previous business broke down because my wife was ill and admitted at the hospital. We didn't have money to start a new business.
As soon as we received the money from Give Directly, we have established a new business.
Because we are not able to do farm work now due to our ages. So we are doing this business as a means of survival.
Many thanks to Give Directly family for coming to our aid.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My wife and I established a new business.
We are selling dry goods like salt, Vita, oil soap etc.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am a farmer and carpenter but the farm is not really producing like before. I am not too strong to the farming and carpentry work like before. Therefore, me and my spouse have plan to do business and invest part of the money into construction.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I felt sick last year July to the extent that my son have to put me in a wheelbarrow and carries me to the waterside and I was place into the canoe and taken to Cestos and then later to Monrovia. However, I was taken to Ahmadiyya Mualim Clinic for treatment and got well. I was very happy to restore my health.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
As I told you earlier, I am aging and I am not strong like before. I find it difficult in doing the farm work as well as tge carpentry work too.
