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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 bought food and built a houses
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Palibe
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought malata, matabwa, misomali and paid the labourers
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Firstly i will build a proper house as you can see i do not have a nice house during rainy season i suffer alot since the house leaks alot we end up standing the whole night until the rain stops and wait for the place to dry up and also i will top up my food since we do not have enough for my family as you can see this money will mean alot to me and my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Whenever we have food and we are able to eat then we are all happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The time when my children were very sick we couldn't do things that brings food on the table so those time were very tough for us as we used to beg from relatives and neighbours for food.
