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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?
I have always considered the first few months of the year as hunger season because this is usually when I struggle the most to make ends meet. This time around it is a whole different story as I have food in abundance in the house, my children and I have clothes and beddings and are anticipating a nice house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is a very good organization because it helps the poorest and in need communities get things that they could previously only imagine.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I live in a grass thatched how with no descent sleeping space for me and my children. When I got the transfer, I bought construction materials including iron sheets, bricks, doors, windows, and used a portion to pay for transportation of the items as I bought them very far from the village. I have set aside all of these items in readiness of building myself a descent house when I find the funds to cover labor costs.
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?
The best description of this moment is a life saving moment. This is so because this money came at the right time when I needed it most. I had no money and no any reliable source of income hence my family was going through hard times.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Unlike before, I now have food, I sleep in a good house such that iam not worried even if it rains at night. Iam well covered.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Well i managed to buy ron sheets to finish roofing my house. In addition I bought 6 bags of maize for consumption to take my family through this period. Ontop of this I used part of the transfer to buy clothes, mattress and fertilizer.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the money to buy food and beddings for my family. I will also use it to buy iron sheets to renovate my house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Am happy whenever I have enough food to eat.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
