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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?
My life could have been hard as we usually have no food during this time but now we have bought food
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing well because it has helped us this year to have food and we didn't experience hunger as it always does each year
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cement to plaster my house, clothes for kids and maize
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
i felt so relieved and could not believe my eyes.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
i now sleep on a mattress and i now have enough food for my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i have spent the transfer on labor at the farm, iron sheets, mattress and bag of maize.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am grateful for being considered. Honestly the funds will help me to finalise my house. I will be able to buy iron sheets and cement. I also plan to buy bedding and kitchen utensils. We have been struggling with farm inputs in the past, the funds will help to buy some farm inputs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy when i am having lunch with my family..
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have been struggling to find capital for business for so long. I will be able to do business once i receive my transfer.
