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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($235 USD)
access_time 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to complete my house project before next year
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is helping us financially and making us self dependent
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I will spent all of fourth transfer on buying house building materials and also sending my children to school
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($231 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
One morning while preparing my children for school, my brother came shouting that he has received an alert on his phone and it was a mobile money from Givedirectly. So I took my phone to my husband to checked it for me. It was confirmd by him that I too have received mine. I was so exited and started dancing. The first thing I though on was to build my house and pay my children's school fees.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Although I have not yet withdraw my money, but I am thinking about my plans and the transfer I have started receiving from Givedirectly, I know that my life has changed completely because I am about to build my house and sponsor my children in school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My most recent transfer has not been spent on any thing because I want to wait for the next transfer before I withdraw it to start my housing process.
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My husband and I are not educated and it's our hope to fully educate our children. We will use our transfer to establish a business. The business is meant to have a source for income for our children's education.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the month of June 2022, our son was promoted to the 7th grade at the end of his Academic year. This was my joyfully time.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We the both parents are not working, it's difficult to generate money for home maintenance and other family responsibilities. Finance remains our major hardship as a family.
