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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?
Iam comfortable with the transfers i have received from give directly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly has helped me to have the things that I needed. Iam very impressed
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have managed to buy iron sheets, mattress and also kept some of the money for future use
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 and i still am for these funds. I was ecstatic i tell you and i planned everything that i wanted when the funds came
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference is the fact that my children and i can afford proper meals now and are sleeping in a comfirtable place
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought Matress and blankets for my family. I bought a bicycle that i use in my travells. I bought a goat and i also bought fertilizer and bags of maize
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Thisbis a huge support for us considering that we are finding it difficult to find food
What is the happiest part of your day?
any time I'm always happy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
