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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($337 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 would have benn very hard as i did not have a proper house nor a good place to sleep on but now all has changed as i am building a new house and have a nice place to sleep on
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
the organization is doing very good by providing poor people with as lives have really changed even the field officer who came here at first can testify to this as many of us did not have proper houses but now we have built good houses and there is nothing that the organization is doing wrong
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i will build a house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($350 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
( I spoke with the recipient's son because he can not spoke Chichewa)
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
( I spoke with the recipient's son because he can not spoke Chichewa)
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have used the money to buy 25 iron sheets, mattress, beddings and three bags of maize.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to buy food for my household as I am already starving and in most cases I stay for some days without proper food just eating wild fruits and mangoes. I will also use the money to buy iron sheets for my house that badly leaks so that I deal with the issue of leakage once and for all.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest whenever I am able to eat atleast two meals a day; lunch and supper
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am an old woman who mostly rely on begging for food from other people since I cannot manage to do some piece work in order to find money so that I can provide for myself due to old age. Because of my old age I fail to provide for my family as a result starvation is the order of the day.
