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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($335 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?
Iam very Happy my family is happy and we now have thing and materials we never thought we could ever poses like bicycle, new beddinga and most importantly i am building a house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly warned us about fraudsters and they gave us flyers that were written all the amount of money agents were going to deduct it was very easy for us to know hpw much money we will receive
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
There is a lot of money that i boughy usibg the money i received, firstly i bought a bicycle so that we should be able to use it when travelling long distances like goin in tow , i bought new bwddings for my family members and i used some to buy foof for the family and ihave used a huge amount of money to build a new house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 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 so happy when i got this money. I could not believe my eyes. I knew at that point that i was going to have the phone i have always wished for
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I now own a smart phone. I can talk to my friends who are in South Africa on Whatsap and also be on tbe internet
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the funds from Gd i bought a bicycle to use in my journeys, I bought matress and a blanket which i did not have i also bought a smart phone so i can be on Whatsaap and talk with my friends and be on tje internet. I also bought maize and other foods
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Buying food, a bicycle and good beddings is what reciving this money means to me when i started living on my own it has always been my wish to purchase the above mentioned items and i would luke to use GD money to make my wishes come true
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning because i know once again God has favoured me and my family the gift of life
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The end of my parents marriage is the biggest hardship i have faced in my life, when it happened i felt like it was the end of us, life was tough we couldn't have 3 meals a day as it was when father was there but little by little i grew up and start to understand things
