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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($364 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes i have new goals that i put in place because of GiveDirectly and i didn't have before receiving this transfer,I'm very grateful for this programme i have managed to pay school fees for my child who is in form 2 at Lisungwi Secondary.
have also managed to secure food that will last me till the end of this year i bought 6 bags of maize for food to be pricise and this wouldn't have been possible without the transfers,i also managed to buy sleeping matress because my sleeping place was so pathetic.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion everything that GiveDirectly did was planned accordingly starting from the enrolment process to getting the transfer's i was very poor and my life has changed.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my second transfer i plan to improve my old house since with my first transfer i bought all the necessities needed on this household, so i specifically bought new doors ,window frames.
Apart from the house improving project i also bought 2 bags of fertiliser as a farm input because i want to haverst much crops.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($377 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfers I was just very happy that the money GD promised came through I am still very happy and forever thankful for this.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life right now is the fact that I am able to afford food and that I am going to be living in a proper house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfers on buying a mattress, bugs of maize and I also bought wood for my house I want to start making some constructions on it and then also used the transfers for my son's education he is in boarding school.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving money from Givedirectly to me means that the organisation wants to help us poor people so that we should be able to buy food, clothes, iron sheets and start a business inorder to live good life
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is afternoon because it is when i am home with my children
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when i was tested HIV positive. Being in this status i need good food but due to poverty it is imposible so my health is not good. Therefore every day i feel sorry for my children as you can see they are very young, how will they survive if i die.
