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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($235 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?
RE " My biggest accomplishment Will be to complete the house am building in Zwedru.
Because with that house, i will only be focus on only finding school fees for my children and my younger siblings who are in school.
Looking for rent and school fees at the same time isn't easy.
That's why i decided to build a house in Zwedru since i have children and siblings in school here and in Zwedru ".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE " In my opinion, givedirectly is doing well for us.
Everyday am thanking God for givedirectly because without their help i don't know how life could have been for us here, especially some of us with nothing ".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on purchasing zinc to renovate my house am presently living in.
I also spend some of my money to buy cement for my house am building in Zwedru".
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($239 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?
RE " My biggest accomplishment for now up till the next one or two years from now is having my own potable house in Zwedru our capital city.
The day my house will be compated in Zwedru, that day will be a happy day for me and i will forever remain grateful to givedirectly ".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE " I am very happy and thankful to givedirectly everyday that breaks.
It is because of givedirectly i now own a piece of land in Zwedru our capital city. After my children completes the school here, they will have to extend their journey to Zwedru in other to further their education.
Most importantly, land and house is for ever, so the joy i feel i can't explain.
Givedirectly is doing well for us here ".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on the production of bricks for the construction of our own little house in the county capital city Zwedru ".
2nd 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?
"I have always wanted to have a house in Zwedru. My first child is now in 6 grade, and the school here stops to 6 grade. Hopefully next year, he will graduating to secondary school. We hope to complete our house in Zwedru and move, during the next school year. With that, our kids will have access to better education. I'm so happy that GD came to fulfil our dreams".
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
"I'm very happy for GD and I hope they keep up the good work. I never had money to pay my children school fees and to buy a piece of land. However, GD made it possible for my kids to be in school and pretty soon we will have a property in Zwedru. Others want this same opportunity, so GD can do the same for them. They will also be happy, and their lives will be improved as well".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
"My recent transfer was used to buy a parcel of land in Zwedru. Our children are growing up and can not remain in this place for school. Therefore, we decided to build a house in Zwedru. So we got a spot, and our next transfer will help us to start the building process".
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($232 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I here in Bakor when I received the first money. I was so happy and I am still happy. I was pregnant and unable to do anything to help my husband pay our children school fees. My husband was really happy when I told him that GiveDirectly has sent us money. My husband is one of the people who never believed GiveDirectly. "What kind of people who do not drink even water from people" he always said. So when I gave him the phone to withdraw the money he was happy more than me. We agreed to pay for the children education first".
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
"My children are in school and I am about to start my house project. This is indeed a dream come true. A poor family with nothing to boast of, children out of school, then, within a second, everything changed; am I not blessed!".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
" I paid my children's school fees and brought their school materials. I am my husband have saved the remaining money to start our house project".
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access_time 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"My spouse and I are struggling to pay our children school fees. The proceeds we get from the farm is not enough to pay the children school fees and fully provide for the family. When I receive the transfer from GiveDirectly, portion of the it will be use to pay my children school fees, build a house in zewdru and invest the remaining into business where I could raise funds to care for my family ".
What is the happiest part of your day?
" I have not had any happy moment in the past six months because I don't have money to pay my children school fees and fully provide for my family".
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
" The biggest hardship I face is lack of finance. I am so worry because school is about to open and I don't have money to register my children. I don't have any means of paying their school fees this year".
