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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($335 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?
am now able to afford food with struggling to do piece works.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
it is doing well by giving everyone a chance to be in this program and giving us good advice.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent the transfer on bicycle, timber, iron sheets, and door flames.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very good and happy and I was very thankful because I knew I would afford all the things that I lacked in my life. Up today I feel greatful and I do not even know how I say thank you for such help
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life has changed, I now have things that I lacked like hope that I will have a house soon. I have food and a good place sleep this is a big change for me and I am thankful
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent the money on some iron sheets 30 of them. I have small house and the size of my family is big. I wanted to build a bigger house so that I we comfortably. I went on bought a mattress so that I stop sleeping on the piece of sack that I used to sleep.
I bought 3 bags of maize of food. My family is large so the food surly helped feed us. I did not have kitchen items such pots and plates a basins so I bought these as a woman u need these things to be able to work properly in the kitchen.
Lastly I used the money to buy 2 bags of fertilizer for my garden. I did not have a chance of harvesting more than 3 bags of maize now the fertilizer will help to have over 8 bags of maize which will surly secure our food.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Iam filling very lucky and i would like to use this money to reconstruct my house
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning hours
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Failling to provide enough basic needs for my family
