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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($338 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?
I have enough food for my family we have new clothes, plus I have kitchen utensils that's what has changed in my life
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
keep calling our phones even when the network is bad is the one thing that GD did well and I can't think of anything they didn't do well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought maize for food, clothes for every member of the family, farm inputs like fertilizer and seeds and I also payed Labour's who worked on my farm because I was sick and I couldn't have managed to do all the farming activities
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($356 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was happy when I saw the money transfer. For along time there was a reason to smile.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
In my house, I would lack almost everything be it food, clothes, a descent place to place to sleep. Now I have bought clothes, I can buy food for the family and I have a proper place to sleep.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was sleeping on a mat, now I have bought a martless, I have bought iron sheets which I will put to my house with time. I have bought maize of bags to feed my family, clothes for my children and myself.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the money to buy mattress and iron sheets for the house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Evening
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
