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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
354200 MWK ($345 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my cash transfer I was so excited and thankful because it was like a dream come true..I rejoiced with my family since that time I was at my garden.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving these payments is that in the past I could not be able to send both of my children to school..But with the cash transfer, I was able to send them to school and even managed to pay for their examination fees..
Furthermore, I did not have a business but now I have a new business and I am grateful for the program..I have been able to start this new business with a lot of cash.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Firstly, I used the first part of my cash to pay school fees as well as examination fees for my 2 kids who are in secondary school..I spent about $68 for education for Jackson and Lazalo fees..
I have started a new business of selling handmade African mkeka(mats) which most people use for spreading maize as well as using them as sleeping mats..I used about $200 to order this and I normally sell by loaning them so that they give me back my money at the end of each month.
Lastly, I saved part of the money to help in buying basic stuff at home such as relish, soap and salt.
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
When I get this money, I will pay for my childrens school and exam fees which is about K90,000 for both. I will buy at least 2 bags of ferrtilizer and the remaining money will be capital for my husband's business of ordering sacks and selling in Salima.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My children have passed with flying colors this last term and are going to next classes. I also just came back from a church gathering in Balaka after 5 days. It was a happy time to praise our Lord and connect with other people.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
At the moment, I am struggling to feed my children and also to provide for their school needs. This is because we rely on farming and we all know we can't bank on it. It's an unpredictable source of income. This year we didn't harvest enough because we had limited manpower because my husband had been in a motorcycle accident and was physically constraint. My children had to go to school and I was supposed to both look after my husband and also work in the field. It was not possible to do it all. So we sort of neglected the field and therefore harvested less. Now we are on a hand to mouth basis since our harvest run out months ago.
