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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($236 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
A few years ago, my spouse and I built our house with a shop attached to the house due to funding we couldn't complete the entire house.So we fix a portion to live. I have been selling but the profit generated from the business can't complete the house .My transfer money will be use
to purchase cement, zinc and other building materials for completion of the house and some of the cash transfers will help us to pay our children's balance tuition fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly encourages all of us to use money wisely, which at least conscienctaie people and it helps us to think about improving our lives. I'm grateful for the opportunity given to us.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I'm hoping to see my children coming up brighter in life through the means of education.I'm working hard to support them in becoming future leaders of tomorrow. I'm a business woman and I'm looking forward to becoming more successful amongst other business people within the town.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($239 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I'm 40 years of age a mother of four a girl along with 3boys.I owned a provision shop where I'm currently living since the past 4years now. Lately business was not really moving fine, because I use the profit generated from the business to provide food for my family. I aslo use some of the money to sent my children to school in the city due to the poor school system in the village. Givedirectly money help me to improve my business. I'm so greatful and hopefull to received my last payment.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did well by providing cash to all household head in our village and with this transfer it transforms our lives.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
In my village the school system is not conducive and there is no qualifier instruction to educate our children properly.For this reason my children are not doing excellent in their study .In the next few years I intend relocating my children in the city to acquire quality education.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
37500 LRD ($244 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I would like to purchase few bags of cements to plaster my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly let me down the first time when they came. It was after a month that I received my money. I think you people need to make improvement in satisfying everyone.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
In few years I would love to have a very decent living place within in my town.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My major challenge is to get money to finish my house. Growing up my siblings and I have been sleeping in one room with our parents due to sleeping space until I meet my husband. I don't want that to happen to my children because I want them to have better and enough sleeping space. Moreover seeing my children and me sharing the same room is difficult for me but I don't have money to finish my house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought me joy or happiness in the last 6 months is hearing about such a wonderful opportunity from Give Directly. I was happy because I have been wishing to get money to finish my house for my children to have their sleeping room.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I'm successful to receive the cash transfer I will continue the small business that I'm doing and finish my house. I have been living in this unfinished building for the past three years and I am not comfortable with this kind of condition. I want to finish my house so my children will be able to have their room. The unfinished building that I'm living in has three rooms but only one room is completed
My children and I are sleeping in one room due to sleeping space. Though I make small business the money I earned from the small business is what I used to pay my children's school fees. I will also use some of the money to buy goods to add to my business
