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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 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 didn't have any new goals before receiving this money I remain constant to my plan which was to pay my children school fees and roof my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
NGO like GD to give free cash transfer to people in my county and it environment, GD had really make my life up to standard. Nothing GD do that is not well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was abel to pay my children balance school fees and get zinc for the roofing of my house
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
RE: I send my trustee to go Monrovia and cash out my transfer in other for me to purchase gas for the sawing or production of my planks for the renovation of my house.
The transfer will be use to produce or saw planks for the renovation of my house which have long been my dream.
The rest of my transfer will be use to paid the individuals who will be producing or sawing the planks and for food for my household as well.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
RE: Givedirectly is doing very well from the enrolment process up to present their system is really in good.
If I was to describe givedirectly, i would refer to them as life savers.
Every individual from givedirectly I had ever come across had been sweet and intelligent with a good heart.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE: Am spending the most of my transfer this time around on the renovation process of my house.
I am directly going to spend the most of my transfer on producing or sawing of planks for the renovation of my house which have long been my dream.
The rest of my transfer will be use to paid the individuals who will be producing or sawing the planks and for food as well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($297 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My husband and I have agreed to change the roof of our house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
They do well with transparency in recruiting recipients, but on the other side some people weren't quality for the final stage so they are not happy.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My children school fees and the renovation of my house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($271 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
RE: " I was on my farm trying to dry my rice and i heard message alert on my phone so I asked my sister to please check my phone message box when she did she than told me that it was my givedirectly transfer, right away i started thanking God ".
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
RE:" Most times my children are out of school because no money.
As You can see my condition paying my children school fees have been my major problem and making my house comfortable for staying, but with this givedirectly transfer i will be able to put my children in school this academy year and also fix my house roof for a comfortable sleeping place".
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
RE:" My children education is my main focus right now because school have already start.
Because of my condition it haven't been easy for me to cash out my money but I will go to my sister in Cestos (the capital) so she can help me cash it out as soon as possible than i will pay my children school fees and purchase zinc for my house ".
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Being a phisically disabled person who always find it difficult to move freely around , I have experienced so many difficulties which includes ; paying of my children school fees, purchasing of new wheelchair to replace the present one given by my aunty Annie Toe in 2015 which is currently non-functional; roofing of my house with a curegated sheets to give my house a face and prevent a constant leakage during rainy season. So when I receive this unconditional cash transfer from Givedirectly, I will be able to solve the above mentioned problems.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brings me joy everyday is when my children push me in the wheelchair to the farm and we all work together and later come home with something to eat,I become happy and smile because my children are happy and in good health.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The greatest challenge I am currently faced with which came from birth is my inability to walk unless someone with kind heart helps to push me in wheelchair. The condition has attributed to numerous problems that affects my children and myself that includes; lack of money to school my children,cash to buy new wheelchair since this one got spoiled and as well sleeping in house that leaks during rainy seasons.
