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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($382 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money I was glad because this has never happened to me in my life before.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving the payments is that now I can be able to buy the things that I never thought possible, example the sheets of roofing that I have just bought never imagined that I would have money to buy .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my recent transfers on Roofing for the house I am planning on building, 2 bags fertilizer and paid school fees for my 2 children.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am very thankful to be in this program. I will take this as an opportunity with my husband to improve our house as we have been told that this money only comes twice. We will make sure to have enough food as it is the problem that we face every season. The house too usually leaks with the grass and we shall find some local builders to help us with modifications to make it an iron-sheet-roofed house.
I believe these will improve our life for the better. The remaining will go towards small items to help us daily such as household items,shoes and others.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am someone who rarely move around the village. I am usually home with my husband. For the past 6 months, I have been living with my husband without any serious argument and am always happy with that.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Opportunities to earn money are very few in this village. We tend to depend on selling produce or casual labour and since we do not harvest enough, we also do not sell enough. This makes it hard for us to have extra money to save and start a business. Eventually when food runs out, we also struggle to have additional income.
