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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?
i u sed to stay in a house which was not good abd i was not happy now i am happy that now i will be able to build my own house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
There is nothing givedirectly is not doing well i am happy that now i will be able to build my own house
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought bricks and build a house
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 was excited when I get the transfer message,I couldn't believe my eyes I even danced for a few minutes my children coudn't stop smiling and talking all sorts of things because they were also over the moon.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference is that my children used to refuse to go to school because of hunger and poor clothes,I was so poor that i coudn't afford either food or nice clothes for them,but now I got the transfer i managed to by 2 bags of maize they now eat every morning when going to school,I have never had a comfortable sleeping place but now i have it and I'm all happy.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the transfer to buy 15 ironsheets,soon after the rain season i want to start building my own house i also bought 2 bags of maize,2 blackets,I used the other remaining money for passport ( my husband's passport)
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will help me to buy some of the things that me and my family are lacking such mattress and renovating my house and buying food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Afternoon
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
It only my husband who as a Labourer and he is a bread winner for my family, so recently it has been difficult for him find work to provide us.
