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.
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($338 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?
We now have enough food for the entire household...We have better clothes and beddings.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
It provides unconditional cash transfers to people to improve their living standards..This helps in empowering us to buy the things that we have always dreamt of having.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
He used the cash to purchase iron sheets inorder to renovate his house...The money was also used to mould bricks that will be used later on to maintain his house..
He also bought beddings,,mattress and a few clothes for him and his family members..Lastly he bought bags of maize
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($356 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the SmS of the first transfer, I jumped because it found me when I had nothing and it was a huge amount of money. I rushed the same day to withdraw the money and it was one of my best days in life.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
This money has helped me alot, I stay in my brother's house who is in South Africa. I don't have my own house and I have been depressed on where I will stay with my family if my brother decides to come back home. The small business I have, I can not afford to build a house of my own. This money has helped me to afford iron sheets which is a big step towards building a house. When the last transfer comes, I will be able to build my own house. The transfer has also boosted my business, which I can now make good profits to support my family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought iron sheets and top up capital for gadgets business.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The transfer will help me and my wife on our financial status and it will solve a big part of our problems
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning hours because i do not feel hungry
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Due to poverty we failed to go to school as it was suppose to be.
