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Siyala's family
Siyala
landscapeCountry:
malawi
workOccupation:
Casual labor
faceAge:
25
workCampaign
Malawi Large Transfers
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($367 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Life is different, if it happened that I did not get the transfer I wouldnt have afforded to buy the goat that I bought and also, I wouldn't have money to improve my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does everything well by giving us money to buy our needs.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the transfer, I was able to buy a goat, food and also bricks that I will use when imporving my house.
 
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access_time 3 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It will mean alot to me since I have alot of things that I need so firstly I will buy goats that will help me in the future when I am really in need of money and also I will build a house for my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Worries and stress cause body weight loss so i chose to be happy all the time so that I should not loose weight.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Lacking a house to stay so we just build this grass house since is better than none and also to find food is very hard to have