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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($365 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?
If not for this money, I would have managed to build the house that I want to build as I did not have the financial means to do that
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
By giving us the chance to decide on how to use the money without them telling us what do, is giving us the financial freedom we need to develop ourselves by doing things we think and feel are best suited to our needs and wants
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I intend to build a more good looking house as the one I currently live in is small and grass thatched . I have already bought 25 iron sheets, 2 doors and 3 door frames I have also bought 4 bags of maize for food so that I do not have to starve since I did not harvest enough food during the last harvest season due to lack of money for fertilizers which affected my maize yields resulting in hunger
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will meant owning a good house. I lost my house in March 2021 due to heavy rains and winds. Since then I have build what I thought could be a temporary shelter, little did I knew it will be my permanent house. I lost almost everything that I have worked for with the house and it is difficult now to rebuild it due to covid 19 pendamic as I solely depends on my two sons who are in South Africa, working but since the start of Covid 19, I was told they have be fired from their work place. Since then, life has never been easy. I can not afford to feed myself and the family. The money will go a long way, and I dream of sending my son's part of the transfer for them to buy bus tickets to come back home.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Afternoon
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Covid 19 pendamic and lock down has affected my financial status.
