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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?
without this money we could have still have a poor house for ourselves and during rainy season the story could have been the same lacking where to get grasses to thatch our house and also we could not have enough food to eat but now we have enough food.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Continue your good work
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the money I bought house building materials since I started already with the first transfer i just finished buying all necessities that is required for a house building and also I bought food.
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 felt really great knowing that I will have a new house after the rainy season is over
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I now eat proper meals and I also have enough food now
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The money helped to buy 30 iron sheets and 2 bags of fertilisers and food items soon after receiving the transfer
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the money to expand business for my grocery and be charging phones on a wider scale. The other money will go towards my divorced wife and the children in buying them clothes and other necessities.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Mornings Since its the time customers do come to the shop in large numbers.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My business has not been growing and my divorce made things worse for me as I don't get to see my family often.
