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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($363 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?
building a good house was a goal that i had before receiving the transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does everything well, there is nothing i can point at that GiveDirectly doesn't do well. am just very happy that i received the transfer
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i spent the money on food, and also am about to build a house with the transfer that i received
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I was living with my husband at his home place the he took another wife and things were though i decided to come back home to live at my mothers but i had no house, i have been living in a small house and as my family is growing it is very difficult for all of us to fit so i started moulding bricks and i will use this money to make sure i should finish my house
What is the happiest part of your day?
Iam happy all day because i know God has blessed me with the gift of life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is my husband having a second wife yet he doesn't have enough resources because the little he gets has to be split in half and its never enough
