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Magriet

Country:

malawi

Occupation:

Casual labor

Age:

Campaign

Malawi Large Transfers

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2nd Payment

Transfer Amount

264000 MWK ($340 USD)

3 years ago

How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?

I am happy that I managed to buy school uniform for my children.

In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?

Give directly always makes sure that recipient are being treated good

What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?

I managed to buy matress , uniform for my children, bags of maize with the transfer received from give directly.

Initial Payment

Transfer Amount

271500 MWK ($354 USD)

over 3 years ago

Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?

i was very happy, i could not believe the whole amount of money was mine

Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.

i am able to do alot of things that i could not do before , for example i have renovated my house right now am staying in a good house thank you GD

What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?

i have renovated my house, paid school fees and i have bought food

Enrolled

over 3 years ago

What does receiving this money mean to you?

It means alot to me because at this time I dont have fertilizer for my maize so the money will help me in buying fertilizer.

What is the happiest part of your day?

When I have enough food to eat.

What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?

Lack of food.