We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
There will be no further updates from this completed recipient.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($337 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
check
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
my life would have been very miserable as i did not have a good house to sleep in and i did not have enough food to eat and i would have suffered a lot as finding food was a problem
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
the organization is doing very good by giving us money so that our lives can change and have better houses and there is nothing wrong that the organization is doing
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i bought bricks, iron sheets,wood,food,and cement
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
attach_money
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy to receive that huge kind of money I t was my first time to have that kind of money and I knew that my life will not remain the same
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Currently I am very happy knowing that I have enough food but in the past I was always worried
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent the money on Iron sheets, food, clothes, matress and utensils
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money means alot to me and my household and I'm so grateful for it..I will use the money to maintain my house by buying Iron sheets and cementing the floor..
Some of the money will be used to purchase nutritious food for my household so that our health can be improved...I will also start up a business in which my grandchildren will be conducting it (i will be buying fish from the lake and selling them in the village)..Lastly i will also purchase a bicycle for easy transportation..
What is the happiest part of your day?
Mostly it's in the afternoon provided me and my children have eaten food..
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The major challenge has been that of lack of income which led to not having enough food for the entire household...
Also,,due to insufficient income, we have been unable to purchase fertilizer,,seeds hence leading to low crop yields from our fields..
