We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
There will be no further updates from this completed recipient.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($365 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
check
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different now in a way that before GD my household could not afford fertilizer for our farms. We also had no food for the household and had no idea where out next meal will come from. The coming of GD has rescued me and my family in way that now we have enough food and we are able to afford fertilizer for the next agricultural season.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly does well in assisting poor people with money to make accessibility of basic needs possible for most poor communities.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my second transfer on two bags of fertilizer, three bags of maize and 27 iron sheet for the house I built with my first transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($380 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
attach_money
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The recipient was so happy and is so greatful
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
the recipient is thankful cause she will have good Shelter
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The recipient will build a House and also bought blankets
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Starting a business of buying rice n g/nuts in my Village and sell it in town is what receiving this money means to me, for a long time i have witnessed people in my Village having more farm products but having no markets to sell because of distance to the main road i would like to buy from them so they can make cash and when i sell in Mangpchi town i should be marking profits.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Iam happy during the evening when i go play football because then i get to chart with alot of people and i exercise.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Financially unstable has been the biggest hardship have faced in my life i have alot of ambitions but all needs money and living in the village has made it almost impossible to achieve.
