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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?
My life is now different in such a way that, now i have been able to build a house. For a long time I did not know how I will be able to build one, but Give Directly has made it possible.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly has done so well, I believe each and everyone in our village has been empowered financially, and everyone has addressed his or her own needs since the transfers were unconditional.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I stay in my husband's village, in this Village, we are doing house Maintenance to the house we currently staying in. We have started building a house in my home Village. We bought all the building materials with the first transfer, now the actual building process is in action.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($380 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The recipient was so happy beyond measure cause she has never received such amount before
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The recipient will now be able to build a nice house and enough food
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The recipient has used the transfer to build a house with the remaining transfer she bought food and clothing
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will be able to feed my family, i will also buy 30 iron sheets to renovate the house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Anytime
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I depend on casual labour to feed my family, so its really hard to survive.
