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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($369 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 has completely changed because all things i needed in my life now i have. My children were being sent back from school due to unpaid fees balances but now it is settled with the transfer from Givedirectly. In addition to that i have now intensified security around my house, by building a brick fence, something which i would not manage but has been possible with givedirectly
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
To my side Givedirectly has done well in this area of village headman issa, our village has completely changed, as you can see those who did not have houses now they have and those who were starving with hunger now they have food. Therefore there is nothing which went wrong. Mine is just to thank this organisation and ask for continuation of this commendable humanitarian work
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on building a brick fence around my home at MK100000, pay school fees for my 2 secondary school children amount to MK50000, 5 bags of maize at MK8000 each and saved part of it
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($382 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When i recieved the transfer my heart was filled with joy because ever since in my life i never get huge amount of money like that and in Malawi there never been an NGO that does what Givedirectly is doing
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
In my life the biggest difference is easy access to food with the funds i received and also exceptance that very soon am going to have a new house
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When i recieved the money i used it to buy maize for food, cement for constructing a house, iron sheets, bricks the remainder is saved for other use in future
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I intend to use the money for educating my children who are in secondary school as I myself did not go far with education. It is my wish to educate them up to university level so that they become very reliable individuals
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest whenever I can afford to have a nice chat with my children while having a nice meal
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I lack money for food as I am a widow and my husband died many years ago. This has resulted in my family being hit by constant hunger
