We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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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 am very thankful, because i could have not even started on my own building a house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Even though the money did not allow us to finish building our houses properly. I am very thankful, because i could have not even started on my own building a house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
once the rains are over, i want to buy bricks and starts building my house.
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 very happy because the money has helped reduce the poverty that my household was facing. Some of my children were not going to school because they did not have good clothes.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
If I did not get this transfer, I would have continued to live in poverty. I would have been hungry and I know my children would not have been going to school.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When I recieved the money I bought maize and iron sheets. I also bought clothes for my children so that they can look good when they are going to school. I used some of the money to buy kitchen utensils for my household.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It means helping us to sustain our household by buying iron sheets and other necessities such as beddings as well as buying uniform for my children
What is the happiest part of your day?
All day
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Not having enough money to buy food for her entire household
