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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($336 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
am now able to eat 3 meals a day and sleeping at a comfortable place.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
it is doing well by uplifting people in rural area without favoritism.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent the transfer on iron sheets, maize and nails.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($351 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so happy that I danced through out the day. It was my first time holding that kind of money in my life and I am so grateful
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I got the transfer fee days after giving birth to my last born. The money came when I had no enough clothes for the baby and my house was leaking o bad that at times it was hard for me to sleep. The cash gift has helped me to buy clothes, not only for the baby but for the entire family and iron sheets. My life has changed, from being a begger of used clothes to now buying new clothes.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought food, 4 bags of fertiliser, iron sheets, 2 matress, biscycle and soap.
Enrolled
access_time almost 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a lot and my life will be improved. I want to roof my house with ironsheets. This has been my dream but since i couldnt afford i had to persevere and stay in this house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am usually happy in the morning because i can afford to find breakfast. This is also the time i am not tired because i had been resting all night
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced in life was last year when the house was destroyed because of the rains and everything i had was washed away. Things havent been the same since then
