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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?
I would still be living in poverty without food and a descent house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
You are doing a good thing by giving us the funds and we are so grateful honestly speaking there is nothing wrong with GD
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent the money on iron sheets, food and clothes
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 felt so grateful and excited after I saw the SMS. I rushed to check on my daughter if she has received hers too. It all the happiest day of my life because I saw an opportunity to accomplish everything I have ever dreamed about, which includes a house with iron sheets.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference now is I have enough food for the whole family which was not the case before GD. We are all sleeping on the matress and each one in this household has clothes, including the children who would skip school coz of poverty. And when the rains stops, I will have on of my biggest achievement, which is a house with Iron sheets.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Iron sheets, matress, clothes, 1goat and 4bags of maize.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will help us a lot. I will buy iron sheets, maize and fertilizer.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy in the morning.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Poverty is the biggest hardship as i barely afford food.
