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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($334 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?
My life has really improved in the way that I now have a better house,,new beddings and enough food.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly gives people unconditional cash which helps them to improve their living standards.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
She used the cash to purchase cement which she will use to maintain her house..She paid some of the money to the builders and the remaining cash she bought food for her household.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($351 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy to have join the programme. I never expect to get such a huge amount of money
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life has changed completely because I now eat proper meals
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have managed to buy 30 iron sheets, a matress and some food items
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this transfer means lessening the burden of begging from others for food as that's what keeps me going most times as I did not harvest enough food last growing season. The money received again will help me build a better house and put up an iron sheet roof so that when rains come the house should not be leaking like the one I am currently residing in
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening when we have eaten a good meal such as rice; which is something that does not happen quiet often as we mostly eat rice during Ramadan month.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Last growing season was very bad for me as we experienced drought thereby making us not harvest enough yields as a result we have been staying without food most of the times, prompting us to start begging for food from others
