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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
354200 MWK ($345 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my cash transfer I was so excited and happy as I knew that some of the challenges will finally come to an end.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving these payments is that in the past I could not afford to purchase fertiliser but with the money I have been able to procure 2 bags and I feel like this year I will achieve higher yields.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to procure agricultural materials such as fertiliser and seeds..I bought 2 bags of fertiliser with an aim of applying it in my maize field inorder to promote growth..I spent an approximate amount $137 including transporting the bags to my village.
Secondly, I bought 2 bags of maize since I just wanted to add to the few bags that I bought in the past..This maize will be enough for family of 7 and will take us untill early January next year.
Thirdly, I bought 1 livestock i.e. goat which I plan on rearing outside my house as one way of generating income.
Lastly, I bought some beddings as well as a mattress that is big enough for me and my husband Paulo..I also bought kitchen utensils such as pots and plates as I had a little items in my kitchen.
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
When I recieve this money, I will invest it in agriculture, to buy fertilizer and also seed so that with good weather conditions, we can have good harvests. We have dambo land where we have a vegetable garden and I irrigate using buckets but would love to buy a small machine to help me irrigate. The gardens are our other source of money.
What is the happiest part of your day?
This year's harvest has helped me build a house with iron sheets. It's a small house yes, but I'm thankful I finally sleep in own nice house that I've finished building a month ago.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We struggle to find money to buy fertilizer because we don't have a stable source of income. We rely on selling the soya bean we harvest to carry us through the year but with how the weather conditions are being, we are not harvesting a lot. We also reserve the same yield as seed for the next cropping season and that further reduces our food basket. My family is big, there's 7bof us so to satisfy every need is a challenge
