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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?
My life is different now because i will be able to build a good house shortly. i stay in a poorly built and grass thatched house and building a good house was just a dream. since i received my transfers i started living my dream, i bought all the materials for building the house and shortly i will start building my house. Thank you Give Directly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I feel like everything is done well and i cant identify something that is not done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When i received my second transfer i used the other amount to buy additional materials for building my house. the remaining amount was used to buy food and other basic needs.
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?
Honestly, it was a moment full of smiles from my household. We felt saved from our predicament.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before receiving this transfer we had no food as a family, but currently I have 2 bags of maize in stalk which iam sure will take us through to the next transfer. Unlike previously, I have applied fertilizer to my entire garden because I bought bags of fertilizer as well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Well, soon after getting this transfer I did not hesitate but I went to buy iron sheets, 4 bags of maize for consumption, clothes and 2 bags of fertilizer. Iam planning to maintain the roof of my house once I get the next which is the final transfer.
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
this money will surely help me and my children since I am a single parent so this something that will help me feed my children and also provide a good sleeping place for my children
What is the happiest part of your day?
in the evening when I know that I have enough food
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
mainly that of food because I fail to grow my own crops
