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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($369 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 a new goal that I did not have before receiving the money from GD. I don't have a job and I have no source of money. I have a goal to invest my money in a business. I want to start selling second hand cloths around my area, this way I will still have some money coming in my life after GD leaves our village. This way I will be able to take care of my two children.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GD does well by helping the poor with cash transfers. From January to February everyone who received money from GD has been very happy because we were able to buy enough food for our homes . GD can do well by helping for more months because after the money is finished we won't have anyway to receive extra help.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have used my recent transfer from GD to buy iron sheets so that i can build a house after the rain season is over. At the moment I and my two children stay in a kitchen because we have no house. I also saved some of my money so that I can invest in a business where by i will be selling second hand cloths in my area that way I have some money from the profits of the business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($375 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
i didn't know I had received the transfer. I was asking my child to look for other details in the phone when he told me i had received the money. I could not believe it for a second and I was very happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my house since i received the payment From Give Directly is the availability of food. I used to struggle when it came to buying food. With the transfer, I am able to eat two to three times a day .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I don't have a proper house therefore i have bought iron sheets and bricks Which Will used for building a house house. I have bought a mattress and blankets which I didn't have so that i can be sleeping comfortably. I did not have food in my house, i therefore bought 4 bags of maize for food. I have bought a goat to be rearing and selling later.
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access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means i will have a good house and food everyday i decided to divorce my husband because he wanted to marry another woman for the third time so i decided be staying alone
I don't have a proper house as you can see and am surviving through a small business of selling usipa my son does
He earns a maximum of 1000 kwacha per day and helps in buying food
What is the happiest part of your day?
My son managed to earn 7000 which he started a business of selling usipa i was so happy that atleast i will be having a meal atleast once a day for literally a day could pass without food
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
A good house is the biggest challenge right now as we are approaching the rainy season this thatched house wont be an ideal place to stay and this is worrying me
