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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($341 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?
Being able to own a house wit iron sheets is something that could not have been possibly if not the transfer. I will stop going to cut grass for thatching the house every year.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly has done well, and i don't have a problem with it. It empowered me financially, such that i am able to start building a house
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have not spent the money yet. Once the rains are over, i am going to start building a house. I have already bought iron sheet, nails and bricks.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($351 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
was very happy and realised that i am no longer a poor person.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest in my life i no longer do piece works to find money to feed my family and now i have enough time to look after my house and take care of my children and my children are now looking good in the uniforms that i bought them.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent the transfer on food, iron sheets, cement, uniform for my children and saved some to buy fertiliser for my farm.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This money will be used to buy food, iron sheets and other utensils
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning when I wake up
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
