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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($335 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
i am very happy with the fund, my house has completely changed for the better.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
all i can say is that i am very thankful and i have nothing to complain
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i used the fund to add building materials and food
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($348 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It went on well
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I had so much problems with my house. The house was built using bricks and mud. Houses that are contracted in that kind of manner needs to be plaster to protect it from falling. I had no money to buy 15 bags of cement and that gave me restless nights thinking on good ways that I can he able to buy cement but nothing seems to be working in my favour. The coming in of GD program in the village has removed all my stress in regards to my house as I have plastered it. Now I am able to sleep without being worried. Thanks to GD for the cash gift
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 15 bags of cement, 2 bags of fertiliser, a biscycle and 3 bags of maize
Enrolled
access_time almost 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Finishing my house and buying maize for food is what recieveing this money means to me and i would like to use the remaining funds to buy farm inputs so i should produce enough
What is the happiest part of your day?
Each time when a freand has visited me is the time iam happy for i stay alone and when a friend has visited i became very happy for i fill lonely nomore
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The dealth of my husband who died on 23rd september 2020 after he battled with tuberculosis (TB) and stroke is the hardest thing i have faced in my life, all the plans we had were destroyed and and most of the funds we hard were used during his stay and visits to the hospital
