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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($336 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 was very very happy after receiving the transifer
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
No i do not see anything to bad about the program or staff
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the fund to buy home necessities, to say the truth i had no furniture and house to leave on. These were my first priority and now am yet to build a house after rainy season since all materials to build an iron sheet house have been bought and well available
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?
the moment i received my transfer i was very happy because i knew my house will be improved
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
i used to stay in a grass thatched house, every year i would change the roof of my house and it was my dream to buy iron sheets. when i received my transfer i bought iron sheets and i no longer have to change the roof every year.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
when i received my transfer i bought iron sheets since i was staying in a grass thatched house and it was my dream to improve it. the remaining amount was used to buy food, mattress and other basic needs.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Living in a dicent house with enough food is what receiving this money means to me, the house that iam living in licks from rain and i can't provide enough food for my self and my children i would like to use this money to start a small business so i can make money and take care of my children
What is the happiest part of your day?
Every moning when we working iam happy for the gift of life that God has given me, i mostly think of how i should find food for my children
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The dealth of my husband who was killed by a crocdile 7 months ago in lake malawi when they were living in Makanjira is the biggest hardship i have faced in my life he was a fisher man and one Day i just received news that my husband is no more i couldn't believe it as we have talked some minutes as he was going, i felt like my life has been taken away and i have been trying to recover ever since all i want is to take care of my 2 children
