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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($338 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I did not have the capacity to build a house but now i have which am very grateful
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
the organisation is giving a great help to us to solve some of our problems.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
i have spent the transfer on timber, bicycle, 2 bags of maize, bricks and groceries.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($351 USD)
access_time almost 4 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy because i knew that the money will save our house since every rainy season it was leaking and we had no money to fix that problem GD has saved us
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
We are now living in a house comfortably without any sense uncomfortability it has been a major improvement in our lives we havent struggled with fertilizer this year as compared with previous years. It has been a unique year for us
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought maintainance materials for my house fertilizer,, food and clothes for my children
Enrolled
access_time almost 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
To buy things we need such as food
What is the happiest part of your day?
Any time
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
