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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
494200 MWK ($485 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Wants to build a house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am satisfied with everything
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought a farm to use for food
Enrolled
access_time almost 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
When we get this money, i will buy food and more livestock. I only have a goat so I want to invest more in that and have goats and chickens. I will also build a house so that when you come again, you should see a change.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brings joy to my household is being alive and in good health. Having food in the house helps as well.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge I am currently facing is food. We often stay hungry with no food. We have to do work and get paid to have food in the house. Living hand to mouth is hectic because you can't plan far ahead. We are old and get sick here and their and that limits our labour output.
