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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($339 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?
It is different because the money has changed my life that im sleeping on a matress which i didn't have and i have bought ironsheets
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
givedirectly do well because it give us money to develop ourselves
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I want to buy bricks to build a house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($351 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt joy and i was happy because i didn't have money
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
A big difference as I have ironsheets and matress which I didn't have
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 30 ironsheets, matress and maize
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to buy enough food for me and my son since I am a single mother as my husband dumped me a few years ago. I also have a small dilapidated house that badly leaks and I am going to use this money to build a new better house with iron sheets
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening whenever I have fed my son using the money that I make from my casual labours
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Lack of money to buy food. I have been struggling to survive as I am a single mother without any stable source of income and mostly depend on casual labour for food and money
