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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($340 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?
(the recipient could not express herself well due to language barrier)
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
(the recipient could not express herself well due to language barrier)
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 12 bags of cement, window glass and paying for contractor.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very good and satisfactory already because I knew that all my needs will be sorted
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
There is a huge change in my life as now I will have a proper house to sleep in and since I received the money have never slept on an empty stomach again and if you have to come here you will see that I am a very happy person and i am even getting weight
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent the money on bricks, Iron sheets, fertiliser and food
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Iam veryvery happy
What is the happiest part of your day?
During morning hours
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
