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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($338 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?
We could have been disappointed if you had not given us the funds but now were are happy since you have fulfilled your promise
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
You are doing a good job since you fulfilled your promise that we are going to receive the funds within a period of two months
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought bags of maize to have enough food for my family and i have also use some of the funds in renovating my house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
i was very happy and excited
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
last year in 2020 i struggled to buy fertilizer and ended up harvesting little crops but this year i have managed to buy the fertilize using the funds from GD and i am hoping that i will have a bumper harvest this year
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought iron sheets, bags of maize, blankets, bags of maize and fertilizer since i want to harvest this year and i do not want to be struggling with food issues just like the previous year
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am an old woman who cannot afford to farm as a result I rely much on begging for other people to share me food. I am hoping from this money I will be able to buy some maize for my food; pay some people to farm on my land and buy some fertilizers
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening when I am chilling with my family
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am old and I find it hard to feed my family as a result I starve most of the times.
