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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($368 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have no new goals
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well in giving free cash which has enabled me to built a decent house. GiveDirectly helped me to build my house so there is nothing that it does not do well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to buy 18 timbers, nails, 24 iron sheets, 7 bags of cement and pay carpenters who fixed my iron sheet roof
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am happy to be enrolled in the project. I will use the money to solve some of the problems I have been facing. I have always wanted to buy a matress but I did not have enough money to do so. When I receive this cash I will buy one. I want to be sleeping on a comfortable place. I also don't have enough beddings which I plan to buy with the money too. On top of that, I will buy bricks and iron sheets which I will use to build a small house for my grandchildren to be sleeping in when they come for a visit. I will also renovate my house because it does not have glass windows and the floor is made of sand.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I haven't been happy since my husband died. Since then I have been doing everything on my own and finding food to eat has been difficult.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is hunger. I have a farm and a garden where I plant rice but for the past three years I have not been able to harvest anything. This has been due to floods near the lake. All the rice is covered in water as I am talking to you right now.
