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Ishumael

Country:

malawi

Occupation:

Casual labor

Age:

Campaign

Malawi Large Transfers

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2nd Payment

Transfer Amount

264000 MWK ($340 USD)

over 3 years ago

How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?

would not have afford to buy enough fertiliser for my farm.

In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?

it is doing by considering the poor by giving clear instructions on how the program will go.

What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?

i have spent the transfer building a 3 bedroom house, cement , iron sheets fertiliser and food.

Initial Payment

Transfer Amount

271500 MWK ($356 USD)

over 3 years ago

Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?

I was very happy when I recieved the money. Up to this day am thankful because I have never experienced anything like this.

Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.

I would have been very sad because I would have had food and I would not have enough money to assist my children.

What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?

I used the money to buy cement and iron sheets. I did not have enough food in my house so I used the money to buy maize.

Enrolled

over 3 years ago

What does receiving this money mean to you?

It means helping us to sustain our household by buying iron sheets food and to buy some farming equipment such as fertilizers..

What is the happiest part of your day?

All day.

What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?

Not having enough money to buy food for her entire household