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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($451 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent part of my second transfer to treat myself. This has improved my health greatly because I went to a bigger hospital and not these small clinics.
This time still, I spent my second transfer on buying a cow for milk at 800,000 ugx such that I can also keep taking milk as part of my diet.
I also bought seeds for planting like maize, beans at 50,000 ugx such that I can also harvest in future and stock. This will help me survive the famine in case it breaks out.
I bought and stocked food stuffs like one and half bag of cassava that will help me for a daily feeding till the plants can be harvested.
I have kept the balance for daily use of buying things like soap sugar and others.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by giving me money that has removed me from poverty and put me to a higher standard of living.
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done nothing bad.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If I had never recieved the transfer, I wound be living a miserable life because I would still be overwhelmed with many illnesses, not sure of the next meal among other bad things . But since I got the money, I was able to go to proper hospitals to get proper treatment. I also have proper planned meals.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($474 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy a bed, a mattress, a cow and building a simple iron sheet roofed house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment i recieved my money, i felt so happy, and kept laughing to myself due to joy that i had.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life now is i sleep comfortably under simple iron sheet roofed house with a mattress.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship which I have faced in my life is lack of bedings for example bedsheet beacuse the one I use is already torn ,no matress I sleep on the ground with banana leaves.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is lunch hours after ameal and most especially when I have eaten meat because I always take long without testing meat this makes me so happy.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means to help me to buy very things in my house, like clothes since I have only one cloth, buying a matress because eversince I was born I have never slept on a matress and the balance I will use for buying my Cow ,which will provide me with milk for my breakfast.
