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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($340 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 now have a house with new roof and well renovated.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly has helped me very much with the transfers i received
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to buy door frames, cement and other materials to renovate my house.
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?
The recipient was so happy to have received the transfer cause it has helped her a lot
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
With the transfers the recipient will be able to have enough food cause she was able to buy fertilizer
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The recipient bought food fertilizer and livestoke for her household. With this she will be able to have enough food to last her till next year she's very grateful
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the money to build a house as i do not owned a house
What is the happiest part of your day?
Afternoon
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I lost my husband in 1995 and all the assets that we bought in Blantyre will taken my husband's family. I was left with only my children whom we returned to the home village and they later both died and left me with kids who am taking care of. To add on that, soon after my husbands death i discovered that i was HIV positive. I got sick every now and then.
