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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($335 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?
At first i did not have iron sheet house now i have it. for that i am very thankful
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
i really appreciate that the fund came at a right time and i have nothing to complain on the conduct of GD
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the fund to buy bulding materials ready to renovate my house. i also bought maize for food.
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 was very happy because I knew that most of things i never posses or ever thought I will have in my life I knew just I saw the alert that now it was a chance to do so
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
me loving in an ironsheet thatched house is the biggest difference i witness each time i see my house because of the money i received from GD
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
for along time i have been living in a glass thatched house, so I bought ironsheet to improve my roofing , some I spent on maize for food and fertilizer
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Rebulding my house is what recieving this money means to me for along time i have been living in this small house unable to buy new things because my house is too small but with GD money i would like to use it to build a bigger house so that i should have enough space for my family and some to keep my properties.
What is the happiest part of your day?
All day iam happy because every minute of my life i fill like iam suppose to keep our family going as i have already explained everybody in the family looks up to me now
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The dealth of my older brother who was takin care of everyone at our house is the biggest hardship i have faced now everybody in the family looks up to me for help and i fill like i have failed my family
