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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($342 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?
I am living in a healthy environment and iam able to buy things that i never thoight i would in my life
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
giving us money to Improve the living standards of our lives and phones so that we should received the transfers directly and communicate with our loved ones
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought ironsheet and bricks because i would like to start constructing a house once the rainy season has passed
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I danced to the latest song 'ndisamafinyike'. As it was the first time having that huge amount of money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am a single mother, life was very hard before the transfer to find ends meat. I had no proper clothes, that I rely mostly on my well wishers who came from Boma to donate clothes during festival season. With the transfer, I have started fish business which is providing food, clothes and other basic needs to my house. Without the transfer, I wouldn't have managed to take care of my children like the way I am doing now.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 24 iron sheets, 1 double matress, 5 bags of maize, plates, pots and groceries. I have started fish business that I am selling in my village.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will build a proper house
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
