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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?
i have bought bricks and cement for building a house, and i want to start a business. This is possible because of the transfers
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
give directly has done so well,i have bought bricks and cement for building a house, and i want to start a business.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i have bought bricks and cement for building a house, and i want to start a business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($356 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 excited and up to today i am still very happy since my life has really changed thank you GD for the funds i am grateful
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I used to struggle since we had no good blankets and we were also struggling to buy food but that is now history since we are no longer going to bed with an empty stomach and i am very happy
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought blankets for my children since i do not want them to suffer in the month of june next the blankets will keep them warm during the cold season and i am so happy and my children are happy too
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will help me to buy fertilizer for my farm, and i will use some of the money to help my husband by paying his medical expenses because currently he sick.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Afternoon
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
It has been hard to find food, and sometimes it is difficult to go to our fields because of hunger. Sometimes we sleep without eating anything.
