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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?
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In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Mattress, food, cement, lime 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 was very happy the moment i received my transfer because i knew i will have a decent house, food and my business will grow
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
i used to have a very small fish business and the profits from the business was used to buy food for my family. sometimes i could not afford to buy food at home because i was not making enough money from the business. when i received my transfer i bought enough food for my family, in additional to that i boosted my business so that i could be making enough profits hence enough money to buy food when there is need.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
when i received my transfer the first things i bought was cement and iron sheets, i bought these things because am planning to build a house once i receive the second transfer. secondly i bought food because i did not have food at home. the remaining amount was used to boost my fish business.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I'm excited about the programme and i hope I will receive the transfer because this money really means alot to me and if i will really receive it my life will definitely change.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My favourite part of the day is in the morning hours and I'm always happy that is because i thank GOD for giving me the life I'm living.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The main challenge I'm facing is to feed my child,I'm a single mother though i try running up and down i still feel like I'm not doing enough for him.
