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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's a huge difference I have a good place to sleep before we used to sleep on rugs but now we have mattresses and blankets and also will have a good ironsheet house which we could not afford on our own and lastly my husband has been willing to go to South Africa to look for piece of work to improve our household but due to lack of money we could not afford but now he will be leaving soon for South Africa.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Your doing this program great and in a unique way we just ask you to continue to work on your own for good results as it is.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the money I am building a house, we bought food and paid my husband's trip to South Africa to look for a piece of work.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($351 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
never in my life have i received this huge amount of money. I was more that grateful
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I will be able to construct a house. I will always be grateful to Give Direct. I have been empowered finnancially
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
my house was glass thatched, i have bought iron sheets because i want to build a new one. I have bought blankets to keep me warm at night. i managed to by fertilizer in advance. I bought bags of maize and paid fees for my children
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It means helping me to end some of the challenges I've been facing such as building a proper house with iron sheets
What is the happiest part of your day?
Mostly it's in the afternoon after having my lunch..
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
