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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?
My life has changed so much since the time I got the first transfer. I used to sleep on a dried grass as my mat/mattress. It was unhealthy cause it constantly attract insects that used to bite me during the night. At the moment I managed to buy a bed and a mattress that I am currently sleeping on. Thanks alot to GD for the cash gift.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
It went on well, without anything bad that I can put my fingers on.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought food and i have saved some money for future expenses
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?
The moment i saw the notification that i have received money from Givedirectly i was very happy and very grateful to have been given this chance to receive such huge amount of money, i literary stopped what i was doing to go and cash out the money, i couldn't hold myself.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
When i received the money i bought food for my family and everyone in my family is happy now especially my chidren who are now going ro school with full stomachs. Now a days we are able to eat three times a day that is including the breakfast which was not possible before receiving this money.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Iron sheets, mattress, 4 bags of maize and clothes for my children.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money that i am going to receive from Givedirectly will help us to buy a beddings because my children do not have any beddings they use a mosquito net as beddings.I am also going to build a decent house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Afternoon
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
It has been difficult to find money every day, i rely on a small business of selling firewood of which i collect from the nearby mountain, so sometimes i go to the mountain with an empty stomach because of lack of money to buy food.
