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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($366 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 have always had a desire to own my own house, with this money in my grasp I had the opportunity to attempt building and it has been successful. That is the difference between my life now and before receiving my transfer
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In all honesty I do not any problem with the way GiveDirectly is operating at the moment.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have used this money to buy cement, iron sheets, nails, and kept some to be used for paying the mason I hired to build my house
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Building a new house that should be big enough is what receiving this money means to me, my family is growing but i do not have enough money to build a house that has enough space for both of us i will use the money to build a big house
What is the happiest part of your day?
During afternoon hours coz i get to chart with people and i foget my problems
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Giving birth to my children was the biggest hardship i have faced in my life, i cant explain but it is
