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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($364 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?
No
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
So far I cannot complain. I am very grateful for what GD has done for me. I could not have accomplished on my own the things I have managed to do with GD's money. Everything is going on fine.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
After I received my 2nd transfer, I spent the money to do what I had left off in the 1st transfer. I continued and finished building my house, I bought matress, food and clothes for my children.
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money really means so much to me i feel like I'm really poor thats why i have been given this opportunity to benefit from this programme,this is a big thing for me and when i look at the amount I'm receiving i always think of my pathetic house and I would really love to build another one a good shelter is all that matters to me right now.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is during morning hours when i find a piece job and make a few kwacha's for food,my children love food and it makes me happy seeing them happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i always face is sourcing money for food(hunger) it is really challenging to go out there and search for piece jobs just to feed the children mind you I'm a single mother of 4and what kills me most each and every day is being an able to buy healthy food,my children have been suffering from malnutrition all because i don't provide enough healthy food for them,as a mother i feel like I'm not doing so much but also what can a poor woman like me do in order to earn a little bit more?it has been had for me and reaching this far is really GOD's kindness.
