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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($338 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?
my life has changed a lot as now i have food to eat and for the very first time i will be able to sleep in a good house and on a mattress something which could have never been possible
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
the organization does well by helping us the poor people as the money helps s to buy all that we need in our lives and for this weare very grateful and there is nothing that the organization is doing wrong
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i bought a bicycle,maize and iron sheets
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
i felt good because the money came at a time when we did not have anything in the home
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference is that the hunger that we could normally experience as a family is no longer there because we used the money to buy food and some other utensils that help us daily. We also have a peaceful sleep because our resting place is beautiful because of the new beddings that we bought
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to buy iron sheets, mattress, fertilizer, food and kitchen utensils
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am always starving so I will use the money to buy food; build a better house and buy more fertilizers for my garden
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning when I wake up
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Starvation hits me all the time because I do not harvest much due to lack of fertilizers
