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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($341 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life could have been difficult because i was lacking a lot of things which i have secured using the transfer
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
It is doing well because i had no house but with the money i will be able to buy land
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought maize and kept some money to build a house when rainy season is over
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($356 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I got the MoMo alert, I danced and rushed to the nearby agent to withdraw a small amount and I bought a good meal for the family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life has changed so much from a food begger to having bumper food. With the number of children I have, It was difficult to harvest enough food that will take us the whole of the year. It is not because of lack of farming land, but I could not manage to buy fertiliser. But all thanks goes to GD as with the transfer I was able to buy more bags of maize and on top of it, I have bought fertiliser that I will apply on my seefds
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 2bags of fertiliser, kitchen, maize and iron sheet as I am living in my uncle's house so I want to build my own.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I'm so happy and grateful that i will receive this money because apparently i don't have a house I'm living in my uncle's house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I'm always happy in the noon hours because that's when my family gets to eat properly.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge is proper care for my children since I'm a single mother i have to provide food,clothes,medical care and school necessities and I always struggle to do all these things because I'm a single mother.
