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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($365 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?
Receiving the money has made me to improve the environment of my household. I have bought iron sheets to improve my house as well as new clothes and beddings for my family and I,something we could never afford before.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done a tremendous chance of improving many lives. We live comfortably now and have been able to accomplish so much through the program. I do not find anything that Give directly is not doing well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have managed to pay for my son's transport fee to South Africa where he is going to look for greener pastures. I have spent the rest on food and other household items.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means development on my household , I intend to renovate my house , I desire to sleep in an iron sheet roofed house and I will also buy better beddings and a mattress
What is the happiest part of your day?
I don't really have a specific time to be happy, I am usually happy the days I don't wake up to bad news
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have lost my mother she had a long illness, it broke my heart so much because we were so close and I'm still mourning her death
