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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($230 USD)
access_time almost 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Am planning on investing it in buying more goods for my business in the town.
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.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to improve my business by getting more goods.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
35625 LRD ($231 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
"When I withdraw my recent transfer, I intend to use a portion of it to buy vegetable seeds to make a garden and use the remaining amount to buy materials to start my house project".
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
"In the past, our dream was to make a vegetable garden, but we did not have money. From the moment we received this cash transfer from GiveDirectly, we believe our dream came true. We are very grateful to God for using GiveDirecty to improve our lives".
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
"I was home when my phone rang; it was a message from GiveDirectly that I have received $35,625. Wow! I was very excited to receive this amount. The first thing I thought of was to buy vegetable seeds to make a garden because this had been my dream".
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access_time over 2 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Since my husband graduated from high school, he has not been able to work and take care of us. I'm a 8th grade student and cannot do any thing now to help my self. My husband is partly living in the hunting bush just to get money to take care of us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
We were happy when my husband went to hunt and kill a big animal ( red dear) that gave us some money. From the sales of the meat, we were able to buy rice and to pay my school fees.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan for this cash is to make garden that will enable us to get more money. My husband is a High School graduate, so he will use portion of the transfer, to go back to school. His intention is to go the community college in Zwedru.
