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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($363 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new goals before the transfers was buying 12 bags of maize and buying 3 buckets and a goat.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Givedirectly does so well by giving us the money.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I had spent my last transfers on buying a matress, some clothes and pots and also 3 chickens.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($378 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfers I was so happy that I danced.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that now I get to take a break from peace work, I used to take a lot of peace work and it gets tiring so now I am able to rest from that.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my transfer on maize and I also managed to buy blankets. Then I bought roofing.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will allow me and my family to move from this mountainous place to buy a more fertile land for agri-business. I would like to buy house furniture, such as matress, clothes, beddings and food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning, because joy comes in the morning.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest challenge is finding agricultural inputs such as fertiliser and good seeds to start a large scale farming business.
