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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($342 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?
my life is different now because i can afford to pay school fees for my child now. my child has been selected to secondary school and i don't know what i could have done if i never received these transfers because i don't have any source of money. thank you give directly for giving my child an opportunity to go to a secondary school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
i feel like give directly does everything very well and i can not identify something that is not done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
when i received my second transfer the first thing i bought was cement because my house was in a very bad state and i wanted to renovate it. i saved the other amount for my child's school fees since she will be starting secondary school.
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?
was very happy and i feel very fulfilled.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am now eating 3 meals per day and my children are looking very good in the uniform when they are going to school and i have a comfortable place for sleeping.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought cement which am planning on using to maintain my house, i have paid school fees for my children and buying them uniform and i have also saved some money which will be used for paying labor they build my house.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I'm so grateful for the money..it will help me to pay school fees for my children..Even though I haven't gone to school,,I would like my children to go to school
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
