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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($341 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?
could not have not afford to buy enough food for my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
it does well by reaching to everyone in the village without any favoritism
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent the transfer on fertiliser , food, buying existing things for my business and groceries.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($354 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I WAS VERY THANKFUL, I COULD NOT EVEN EAT BECAUSE I WAS TOO EXCITED
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
MY HOME HAS CHANGED, I WAS VERY POOR BUT NOW I HAVE PLAITS, BUCKETS AND SCHOOL UNIFORM FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I HAD NOTHING AT HOME, SO I BOUGHT PAINT, LIME, AND FOOD
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It means helping her to end all the challenges she's been facing in the past..She said she is thinking of buying cement and iron sheets to maintain her house,,buy some beddings and food..
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening when it's cold outside..
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Not having enough money to buy food for the entire household...she said at a certain time she spent 3 days without having anything to eat together with her family..
