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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($338 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 now eating three times a day with the children. I will have a house. These are all things I could not afford on my own
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
There is nothing that I feel GiveDirectly does not do well. All the processes are fine
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I recieved my second transfer, I used it to buy bricks so that I can build myself a decent house. I paid that builders with the money as well.
I went on and bought a mattress for my children and school uniforms and bags. I bought 4 bags of maize so that i have enough food until we harvest.
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?
when i received the transfer i was very happy, for a long time i have dreaming of building a new house and i knew that my dreams are going to happen.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
i used to do piece work in order to find food for my family, sometimes we could sleep on an empty stomach because i could not find food. i never had time to work in my own farms because all i thought about was food for that day. since i received my money i bought enough food for my family and i no longer go in peoples farms to work i usually spend all the time in my farms.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
when i received my transfer i used the part of it to buy food, i used to do piece work in peoples farms just to find food for my family. this was very tough since i never had time to do to work in my own farm hence every year i had no food. the remaining portion was firstly used to buy iron sheets in preparations for house construction when i receive my second transfer, secondly i bought fertilizer, mattress, clothes and other basic needs.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This money means alot to me and I'm so excited to receive the transfer.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is during noon time because that's when I get to eat my first meal of the day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is the lack of basic needs like food,a proper house to live as you can see the house i live in is in bad condition.
