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Mainatu's family
Mainatu
landscapeCountry:
malawi
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
23
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 now different, I have a well roofed house, rain will not be a problem anymore.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly does everything well, it has helped us alot by giving us money, I don't know how much to thank this organization.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on different things, but the most important thing that I spent on my transfer was improving my living conditions by building a house. I also spent some of the money on buying food and clothes.
 
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access_time 3 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Buying furniture, food and starting a small scale business to make extral money to support my child is what receiving this money means to me
What is the happiest part of your day?
Every time iam with my child having a meal is the happiest part of my day because i get to see how happy my daughter is with the effort i have done to make sure i have found food for her
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i hbe faced in my life was when my husband left Malawi to search for a job in South Africa i felt like he has dumped me and i had to raise my child alone life was very hard for me