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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 because I wasn't expecting that Givedirectly would really give us the money.
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 I have noe managed to procure bags of fertilizer and I am hopeful that I will be able to harvest higher yields..In the past, I did not have enough money to buy bags of fertilizer hence I was unable to have enough food in the house.
Also, I have been able to procure at least 3 bags of maize just to top up on the few bags that I already have making my household to be food secured.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Firstly, I bought livestock such as goats...I managed to buy a goat at a price of $42, this is my first time to raise a livestock and I intend to buy more in the future as it will be helping me in times when I do not have enough cash.
Then, I bought fertilizer with an aim of increasing the fertility of my soil since I haven't been able to achieve higher yields..I spent about $135 on the 3 bags of fertiliser that I bought and $9 on packets of soya seeds.
Furthermore , I bought food..I have a small family so I feel the 3 bags of maize that I purchased will be enough untill the end of the year..I spent $60 on the bags of maize.
Lastly, I managed to procure kitchen utensils such as pots and plates since I did not have enough materials in my kitchen..I also bought clothes for my 2 kids.
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Receiving this money will help me start a business. I will use $250 to start selling locally made tent liners. Each tent liner is sold at k3000 and my target market will be Mchinji district because most people in surrounding areas like to buy them to dry maize flour.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was the happiest on 3rd September this year because i attended my niece's wedding. I was happy because there were lots of dancing, music and traditional dances.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge that I am currently facing is financial challenge. My husband makes mats for a living. He manages to makes 30 mats a year and each mat is sold at $6. The money he makes in a month is not enough to provide all the basic needs for my family of four.
