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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($337 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have a sleeping place that is not the floor. I now own a bed and a mattress and I can proudly say that my family is eating and living a life that is less stressful.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
There is nothing that I can say GiveDirectly did not do well. Everything went well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I recieved the money i bought 2 bags of maize for food as I was running low on food. I went on and bought building materials for my house that i will build once the rains are gone. I live in the house that was left to me by my mother and it is nearly holding up.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($348 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was do happy and grateful to have received this money. I could not believe it myself
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am now able to sleep in a very nice place. I can now afford food which i bought with the funds. This was not tje case then
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used this money to buy Food, dishes, iron sheets, matress and other food neccesities
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I'm so excited that i will receive this money and i thank GOD for all of this.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I'm always happy in the evening and i don't have a valid reason for that but I just know that I'm always happy in the evening.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hard ship is i don't have a comfortable place to sleep on,i don't have clothes and i literally don't have a proper and sustainable source of income.
