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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($367 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 do not have any new goals. I am just trying to see through the goals that i already had including that of building my new house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well in giving free transfers which has really helped my family and the village at large with the capability to build iron-sheet roofed houses. There is nothing that GiveDirectly does not do well, thank you for the transfers
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have a 10 member family and when i harvested only 10 bags of maize from my 3 acre farmland due to lack of fertilizer, hunger was looming. When i received the transfer i immediately bought 4 bags fertilizer and 8 bags of maize. I also bought a female goat which is now pregnant. I had borrowed a male goat from my mother for reproduction. My children will at least inherit the goats when i am gone. Thank you for your support
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?
When I received my transfers I thought I was dreaming, I still think I am still dreaming because I am still celebrating.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that now I am able to get things done for my family. And we are eating abundantly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spend my transfers on goats for my animal farming that I am starting. And I want to make some shelter for the goats so I bought roofing. I also managed to buy a bag of fertilizer. and now I am thinking of starting to fix my house.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Iam a farmer, i will buy more fertilizer for farming.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I struggle to buy fertilizer and chemicals for my crops
