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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($366 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?
There is a very big change in my life as now than it would have been without the transfer because now i have managed to build a new house with the funds which i would not on my own and also i have enough food for the next months
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Givedirectly does well on information sharing. During the on set of the project, the field staff explained in detail more about the organisation, where it is from, sources of funding, how it works, what things to spend the transfer on and what not and who are elligible households. This information helped us to do only what was needful. There was nothing which was done wrongly
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent my transfer on building a new house, 1 bag of maize at MK9000 and saved the rest of the money to be used later
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($380 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The recipient is so happy and all in smiles
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The recipient now has good Shelter and enough food for her household
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The recipient used the transfer to purchase food clothing and other household items such as Mattress and blankets
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
See my house is in very bad condition whereby during rainy season leaks alot so once i have received this money i will build an ironsheet house so that i should stop worrying in rainy season on where to find grass to cover my roof as you can see this money will mean alot to my family.as i Wil also buy enough food for us to survive on it the whole year.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In my family we are happy when ever we are eating because we understand that others are lacking the same food and others they cannot eat because they are sick so we are just grateful anytime we eat
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is little harvest i get from farming, i try hard to farm different crops every year but i dont harvest enough due to lack of fariming materials like fertilizer i end up harvesting little food to feed my family i end up looking for piece of work which are very scarce to find this side.
