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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($341 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?
I will have a new house. Iam very happy
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I have been lucky enough to have join the programme and I am very impressed with the GD programme
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have kept the money in my bank account because I am planning to build a new house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($356 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I danced knowing that this is the time I will forever be spared time to fetch grass to roof my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Now I can eat 3 times a day and as well sleep comfortably
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have used the fund to buy iron sheet, i use to stay in a thatched grass house and this means that it was no short of leakage, every rainy season I had to go fetch thick grass to renovate my roof so that it should not leak. How Leaking house destroyed her stored food could not be over emphasised that is why he bought 24 iron sheets to fully cover her during such periods. I also bought mattress and i kept some money for subsydy fertilizer. On top of it all i bought 3 bags of maize to sustain me to the next harvesting period.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will assist us in buying food,renovating our house and some items for the house to ease our living.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Afternoon
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The time we lost our last born child is the biggest hardship we have faced.
