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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($341 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 could have had a lot of challenges which have been solved by the money
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
It does well by helping us giving us money
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought brick, door frames
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 very happy and i remember very well that i jumped with joy after receiving the text that the funds are in from Airtel Money
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life is no longer the same since i was struggling to buy basic needs for my children but after receiving the funds i am now able to buy food and clothes for my family and i am so grateful
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i have bought iron sheets, clothes, blankets and i have saved some of the money since i want to but fertilizer since i do not want my children to die with hunger next year i want to have a bumper harvest
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Am grateful for the program. I will be able to build a house. Buy some beddings and enough food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Whenever i have enough food to eat
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
