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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
297300 MWK ($364 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My goals have not changed since receiving my money i had always wanted to have a house and i used that money to build my house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
There is nothing wrong with the way GiveDirectly works. I am so grateful to this organisation
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My second transfer has been used in building a house. Paying for labour and also buying materials
Enrolled
access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am happy and excited that give Directly will send me this money, to me this is a way out of poverty, I do not take it for granted, and I will make sure that I use this money wisely.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happy in the morning hours because it is the time my husband comes back from the lake with Fish and some money, that alone gives me a sense of happines because food and money are most important things I focus on on daily basis
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I will use this money to buy basic needs that I have been lacking, I will buy bags of maize, a blacket and most importantly I will buy bricks so that I should build a new house because the current one is in a very bad shape, of which I struggle during the rainy season, I thank Give Directly for the money,it will make a huge difference in our lives out here
