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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($336 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?
Now i am able to eat every day and hoping to stay in a very cool place after rainy season
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I was well treated by GD staff
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought building materials like iron sheets bricks and nails to buil my dream house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($350 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I just read the message and started preparing to collect the transfer
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I like listening to current affairs and music so much that I was a regular to a near by shop just to be close to a radio. Despite no having a good bed, or good house but I always dreamt of having a radio one day. After receiving the cash gift, my heart skipped and rejoice that I will have a radio. At the moment I am able to listen to all my favorite programs at the comfort of the mattress I bought using the money without worrying of leakage as my house has iron sheets. I can not thank enough for the gift.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought 30 iron sheets, biscycle, livestock, radio, mattress, clothes and food
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This money is a huge relief for me as it will enable me to buy food for my household; my wife is pregnant and some money will go towards welcoming our new baby . I will also be able to purchase a mattress so that I sleep peacefully and comfortably
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when I am listening to some music on my radio
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am always starving as I have just started to live on my own after impregnating my wife. To find food means I have to do some piece work and getting one is not easy
