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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($337 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 is a big difference because if i hadnt received the money i could have been at the same level
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
givedirectly do well because it fulfills its promise by sending promised money
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I want to buy bricks to build a house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($348 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Honestly when I got the msg, I was very happy and I went to withdraw my money. Unfortunately we found that most of the agents were out of money so I went on the next day and the agents still did not have money. It was on the third day that I was finally able to withdraw my money. I was very happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Right now, I am just happy that alot of my problems and troubles have now been sorted. The major issue I had apart from food was a dilapidated house. My family and I are now just waiting for the rainy season to pass so we can now begin building our house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
As soon as I received the money, I went and bought 20 iron sheets for my house. I also bought a mattress for the house which are things that I really wanted. During the time we received the transfer, hunger/famine was looming so I also used the transfer to buy 5 bags of maize and the remaining money, I bought fertilizer.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
it means that I now have food and my worries on how to feed myself and my family are sloved
What is the happiest part of your day?
mainly in the afternoon.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
mainly my house as i worry if I will not be left homeless
