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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($364 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?
Having received the first transfer and spent it ravishly, this time i have decided to do things differently. This time i would like to start a small scale business which can help me for a long period other than just buying things any how.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly did well in targeting a very large number of households because many of us hear are marginalised and lives were unbearable. Therefore such huge target will help to change lives of many here. To my side there was nothing that was not done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
For now i have not yet spent my transfer because i am still deciding on which business should i invest in so what i am doing right now is just market researching
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
307200 MWK ($377 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The Day we got the alert that we have received the money, I ha6f left the phone at the charging place. I was in disbelief and very happy when I saw that i had received the money From Give Directly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my house is that, now i no longer have problems buying food for my family. We are are able to eat properly and 2/3 times per day.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought 10 bags of maize for food, I did not have any food in the house. I have bought mattress and blankets to be sleeping comfortably. My house did not have a proper door, i have bought doors and door flames for maintenance. I have rented a land where I will cultivate this farming season. I have also bought fertilizer in advance.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I'm happy that I have been put in this program I will be able to use the funds to buy things I was unable to buy in my life such as food and other household items. Living in the village is hard and has alot of challenges however this money will ease my burdens
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the morning when I'm with my son and we have enough food
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge is that I am in a polygamous marriage and my husband helps two households and sometimes he is not always able to help this one and sonetimes we do not have enough food. During the farming season we do not have enough fertilizer to yield enough maize for the year
