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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($364 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The biggest difference will be owning a proper sleeping place because initially i never had a Matress even the kids were sleeping on the floor,i will have a house roofed with ironsheet and this is a major achievement from my end.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion everything that GiveDirectly did and is still doing is awesome,I'm just grateful for being given an opportunity to experience this i really appreciate and everything really went well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the second transfer to buy house building materials inorder to finish my house which i started building with the first transfer,so i bought a few bags of cement,Timba used for roofing the house and windows.
I also bought two sleeping matress for my wife and I aswell as the kids,i bought a few clothes and beddings too.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($378 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so excited about the whole project and even went straight away to collect
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I had difficulties to get some essentially
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought cement and have done plaster, clothes and blankets..I have also bought sand for building, iron sheets and moulding
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am so happy to be enrolled in the GD programme. Since I already have a bigger House with iron sheets I will use my transfer to buy cement and plaster my house and also put a cement floor
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am the happiest when I have money and food in my home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I mostly struggle to get money to buy food and beddings for everyone in my home. Most of us in the household do not have beddings
