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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($338 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
OUR LIVES HAVE REALLY CHANGED, WE NOW HAVE ENOUGH MAIZE AND ARE SLEEPING ON A MATRESS.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
THE ORGANISATION IS DOING SO WELL IN GIVING US MONEY, OUR LIVES HAVE REALLY CHANGED. NOTHING IS GOING WRONG WITH THE PROGRAM
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I BOUGHT CEMENT, MATRESS AND HOUSE MATERIALS TO FIX MY OLD HOUSE
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($348 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was fine.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I had so much problems with my house. The house was built using bricks and mud. Houses that are contracted in that kind of manner needs to be plaster to protect it from falling. I had no money to buy 15 bags of cement and that gave me restless nights thinking on good ways that I can he able to buy cement but nothing seems to be working in my favour. The coming in of GD program in the village has removed all my stress in regards to my house as I have plastered it. Now I am able to sleep without being worried
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 2 matress, 2 blankets, 12 bags of cement and 3 bags of maize
Enrolled
access_time almost 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Rebuildng the house is what receiving this money means to me i have been living with my mother who was the owner of this house and I am sure it will make her happy to see her House renovated for more years to come
What is the happiest part of your day?
Every morning when i just wake up and check my mother is the time I am so happy because i font know what life could have been without her I
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have face in my life was Last month November 2020 when my husband told me that he doesnt want me anymore and he left me for another woman its an experience that i don't want anybody else to face in life for it almost destroyed me
