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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($337 USD)
access_time over 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 has changed completely because I will build a new house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly has helped me to have the things that I needed
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have managed to buy 12 bags of cement and 4 door frames and other things that I needed using the transfer received from give directly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time almost 4 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
i was full of joy knowing some of my problems will be solved.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I will harvest more than the past years because i applied fertiliser in all my field.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i have spent the transfer on 20 iron sheets, 2 bags of maize and i have saved some money for business.
Enrolled
access_time almost 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This money means that I will now be able to buy food for the family. As a family we are also thinking of starting a small scale business of selling tomatoes and second hand clothes. My husband is a bicycle taxi driver and with this money he may quit transporting people on a bicycle and start running a more profitable business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Iam happiest in the morning because Iam energetic and strong enough to go to work.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of enough money to buy fertilizer and other farm inputs. I have the desire and the garden to cultivate but I do not have money to purchase farm inputs.
