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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($337 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?
We could have continued with our daily casual labour with zero yield NO matter how hard I tried to find things that I was lacking I couldn't manage but now with this money I have achieved my dream of having an ironsheets house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
We all grateful just continue the good job your doing
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the money i spent on buying ironsheets and saved some for future use more especially on house building.
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 felt very good because i knew then that alot of things for would now change . all the things I could not afford I knew now I would.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Now I am sleeping on a good place and my family has food toll our next harvest. I know i will also have a good house soon and this gives me joy. I am simply happy
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought iron sheets 30 to keep for the time being and wait until I have enough money to build a house. I also purchased a mattress and 2 blankets with the money.
The remaining money I went on and bought 3 bags of maize so that my family doesn't run out of food any time soon whole our crops in the feilds.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This money will help me to build a better house as I live in a small grass house . I will also buy food as I am starving
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening when we have eaten
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Hunger. As I did not harvest enough food last season due to lack of fertilizers
