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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($364 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?
I have always desired to have a better house but due to insufficient income I failed to achieve this...So with the Money, I have started my preparations to build a house by procuring building materials such as iron sheets and cement.
Secondly, I have managed to procure a few bags of fertilizer due to the cash that I just received..All this time I was unable to buy fertilizer such that I have always had low yields..I believe next season I will have higher yields since I have bought enough for my garden.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I feel like Givedirectly does really well interms of providing the cash to all households in the village regardless of any status.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have used my last cash transfer to procure 4 bags of fertilizer since we are approaching the farming season so I bought in preparation of that just so I could have higher yields.
I have saved part of the cash so that I can use it next year as I'm planning on building a new and better house.
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?
I was very happy and thankful. The money has helped in so many ways.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my house is that, i will be able to my own house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought 26 iron sheets for building a house and I am also moulding bricks. I did not have food in my house therefore I bought 10 bags of maize for food.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I never expected to receive such amount of money. This is a blessing to me and my family. I have been desiring to build a house but I have been failing because of lack of money. Now that I will have money, my first plan is to build a house.
I have been struggling interms of farming. I will use the money to buy farm inputs such as seedlings, hoes and fertilizer.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am a happy person during the time of harvest. It's the time I sell part of my produce.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our sleeping place is not nice. The beddings are worn out. The house is also small and we don't sleep Comfortably.
