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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?
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In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
NA
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I Bought Ironsheets, bicycle, bed clothes and maize
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 excited that I sing a song and danced with the my children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My husband has two wife's and I am the first wife. To described the life of the polygames life will take us the whole day but things are not easy with me and my children. The coming in of GD to our village has brighten my face as I am able to do things that I never imagined I would do. I had no clothes or even a good house. But the transfer has given all that.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the the money to cement, 15 bags I used the to plaster the house and floor. I also bought fertiliser,. Food and clothes.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will finish up my house add to my maize business
What is the happiest part of your day?
No particular time
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
