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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($365 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have been living in a rented house for years. I always dreamed of living in my own house. With this transfer, I have made plans to finally build myself a house. Had there been no transfer, I would not be able to afford the house. I am very grateful for this opportunity. I work really hard to make ends meet. But because I will be living in my own home, rent free, I will no longer work as hard. I plan to stop looking for piece work and just do my own small business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
There is nothing that GD does not do well. With the transfers that they have given us, we have been able to build houses. Being able to receive money and choose for ourselves on how to use it makes a difference in most of our lives, this is something GD has done really well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought 8 bags of fertilizer. I plan to use the rest of the money to build myself a house.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have lived in this village for many years but I have never received nor made this amount of money on my own. As a family that only relies on farming for survival, it is on very rare circumstances where we manage to have an amount of money to use for other activities. This is so as we rarely harvest enough to keep and also sell some for money. Now this money will help us make our dreams come true. We would like to have a better house of our own, adequate food and fertilizer as well as good household items.
I believe people in the community will be happy too as many were struggling to have money and do anything they would want as long as its for their families.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is each time I see my family eat, I get so much happy. This is so as priority is always food over here and I have always tried my best to makes sure they eat. If a family has food, it focuses on other important activities to help at household level.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we face is lack of food. This problem stems from harvesting little which does not reach the following season. We do our best to diversify the crops when growing but we rarely harvest enough. Hence,we experience many instances of lacking food.
