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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($338 USD)
access_time almost 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have build a shop on my own where Ian selling groceries and I have also improved my house and were living a happy healthy life
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
it's not only me whom give directly limited has helped in giving unconditional cash transfers but all members in the village has benefited and everybody is happy this is what GD did well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
for along time I have been living in a glass thatched house and most of the times when there rains my house is filled with rain water so soon after the money reflected in my airtel money account i rushed to go and buy ironsheet and i have improved the roof of my house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time almost 4 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Poverty is my main challenge. I have always wanted to invest in building business but I had no money
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have used the money to build a shop that is meant for rentals
Enrolled
access_time 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the money to renovate my house which is thatched with grass and use the remaining money to start a business of buying and selling fish.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Whenever I have my basic needs met.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have a big farm land but I cannot afford enough fertilizer for all the crops.
