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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?
There is huge difference for example our neighbouring villages are depending on piece of works to find food from us but us we have enough food we were able to buy fertiliser than before so we have hope that we will harvest more yields than the other villages that did not receive the money.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Continue the good work but you can improve on the number of transfers that people should receive look at us we haven't finished our projects yet but we will not receive any addition funds that will affect our projects heavily
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the second transfer I build a shop as I really wanted a shop to be selling groceries andvi also bought worksheets to finish up my house
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?
i was very happy and up to this day i am still happy and i am so grateful to GD for giving us the funds
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My children have not been chased out of school due to lack of school fees since i used some of the transfer to pay school fees for my children
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i have managed to construct a kitchen, i have bought fertilizer, i have even paid school fees for my children and i am no longer worried that my children will be chased out of school due to lack of fees
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Iam very happy
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning hours
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Being unable to provide school fees for my children
