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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?
With the money I received from Givedirectly I will soon own a house, this is a great difference in my life and I am really grateful for being in the program.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Everything that Givedirectly is doing is just fine and they should continue with the program
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money I received to buy bricks and glasses for building a house. I also bought bags of maize.
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?
Once I received the message I was very happy I immediately called GD to thank them since I had hope that I an going to rebuild my house again since it fell down. I am grateful since you have helped us minimising the level of our poverty
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I can see the difference Now, I am developed than before now the family have enough food which is making us happy even my children are happy since they are going to school after they have eaten at first we used to force them to go to school but now they are going at their own freewill
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my money o bought Iron sheets for a house building I had a house but it fell down so I will build a better house with this money, in my house we were very poor even to manage our daily food was very difficult so I boight enough food for my family, I had no money to buy fertiliser but with GD I did I also bought utensils
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
With the money i will buy goats
What is the happiest part of your day?
Evening
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
