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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($337 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?
Right now I am happy. In these months I usually cannot afford food so now I have maize to feed children for the next 3 months
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Everything went well according to how the process were done. Everything was explained properly and things actually went in the way I was told .
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When irecieved the first tranfer, i bought all I
The important thing is that I need to build a house. With this transfer, I bought remaining materials like nails a poles for the roof and also used some of the money to pay the builder
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?
When i received the transfer message i was super excited and i coudn't hold it i sang the Ndizifinyika song loud that people were laughing at me but I didn't care.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
There is a big difference now in the past my children use to sleep on a mat but now I managed to get them proper mattress and they are sleeping peacefully,my household is full of food and I worry about nothing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the transfer to buy house building accessories such as iron sheets ,bricks,window flames and many more,i did this because i have plans of building a house,i used some of the transfer to buy fertilizer,food,Mattress aswell.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I'm very excited to receive this money,fact is i have alot of problems and i will use this money to solve some of them.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is morning hours because I'm always happy that GOD has given me another chance to live right.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is feeding my children as you know I'm married but my husband doesn't stay here seems like I'm all by my self to feed the whole family.
