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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?
We could have died of hunger but GD came to our rescue and we have now enough food and we are also sleeping in descent houses since a lot of people have used the funds to renovate their houses
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD is doing a great job and with the financial problems people are facing due to the pandemic GD has come at the right now and we are very grateful
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought cement, mattress, bags of maize and blankets, and I have also paid school fees for my children
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($351 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 so excited when I received the transfer message,i couldn't believe it because that day I literally had nothing not even food in my house and I was coming from the farm.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
There is a huge difference now compared to the time i had no money,to be honest i have Bern struggling to finish my house to day I'm proud to say I now sleep in a house with cement,and roofed with Iron sheets,I gladly mop my house everyday and I'm always happy when doing it,that's because i have never lived in a house with cement floor.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
For 5 years now i have been trying to build a house with the little i get from my causal labour's but GD money has given me a room to fully finish my house, as soon as i got the transfer i used part of it to buy things that i couldn't afford in order to finish my house so i bought 14 bags of cement,sand,iron sheets,flames,doors and door hundles,I used the rest to buy food for my house and fertiliser for my farm.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will assist us in finishing the house I started to build and buy livestock to generate income for my school going children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Am always happy anytime of the day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The death of my parents brought poverty in our household hence I became a parent when I was 12 years to look for my siblings.
