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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($341 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?
my life is different now because i will be able to build a good house. i stay in a small grass thatched house and all i ever wanted was a good house. since i have received all my transfers i have bought all the materials for building my house, and am planning to build my house once the rainy season is over.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
i feel like everything is done very well and i cant point at something that is not done well
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
When i received my second transfer i bought all the remaining materials for building a house and i saved some money for costs related to building a house.
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?
i was very happy to receive the funds and my family is happy too since we have bought a lot of things with the funds
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The money has made a huge difference since we have now enough food since we have bought bags of maize with the funds from GD
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have bought bags of maize and bags of cement, iron sheets
Enrolled
access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the money to build a new house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Wholeday
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have suffered a lot during my childhood life cause of school fees. So i started doing piece works. So poverty is the main challenge
