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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($341 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 now because i will be able to build my own house. i have never owned a house and it was my dream to have my own house. Having my own house will give me peace of mind, and am planning to start building once the rainy season is over.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
i feel like everything is done very well, i cant point at something that was not done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
when i received my second transfer i bought materials for building a my house, the remaining amount was used to buy food.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I honestly felt good because it was a huge amount of money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life is different now. I am happy because my children are happy. as they go to school, they go with full stomachs, i am able to give them money to use whilst at school and when they come back from school they find food. All this was hard in the past. Thanks to GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought iron sheets, mattress, fertilizer, maize and used some to pay for the people that were farming in my garden.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
With the money i will buy goats and maize
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
