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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?
The way we used to live and now is very different if not for this money we could have remained poor as of now in my house we have all utensils that is required for the people to have my wife has now a modern house at her village without this money we could not achieve what we have now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Continue this program as it gives people choice of what to spend on with the money received from you.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With the first transfer we bought ironsgeets for our house since they were not enough we added some with this second transfer we also build a house for my wife in her village the rest we bought utensils as we had less of them
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($352 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so overwhelmed with joy when I got the money
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I did not have a proper but now I have managed to build a new better house
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my money to buy 20 iron sheets, mattress, clothes and beddings, 1 goat, 3 bags of maize and 3 bags of fertilizers
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
IAM SO HAPPY AND I FILL SO BLESSED TO BE ONE IN A FEW WHO ARE BENEFITING FROM THIS PROGRAM
What is the happiest part of your day?
During the day
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Some time back i was unable to find food for my family
