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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($337 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 because I was poor, lacking clothes and food now the money helped us to buy I was lacking
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly is doing better helping us vulnerables to help ourselves to build a house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought timbers, bricks and saved some money to use to build a house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
i was very felt happy and relieved.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
January are challenging months to find food but now am able to afford and provide food for my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i have spent the transfer on iron sheets, mattress, fertiliser, 2 bags of maize and clothes.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a relief from our daily casual labour, gardening in other peoples farms so that I can find money to buy food for my family. Using the money I will be able to buy enough food for my household as we are already starving to the point of spending 2 days without any food but sleeping on mangoes and wild roots and fruits.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Any part of the day whenever we have atleast 2 meals; lunch and supper
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My husband and I are old as a result we are not as energetic as before so we cannot work as we used to in our youthful days. This has negatively affected us in that we do not harvest enough food for our household which leaves us with no other options but to beg for food from our neighbours and do piece work just to survive
