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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($401 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Well! A house, I am building a big house with one bedroom and a sitting room because I have been sleeping in a small house without any portion .
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If i didn't get a transfer,I wouldn't have been able to build a house and as well as doing commercial farming. Thanks
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Okay, Everything was done well and nothing went undone well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($425 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy a bull for ploughing my farms because I was initially using hands and I was planting a few crops. I also rented out land to grow more food as food had always been little. I used the balance of that money to buy sand and bricks because the house I currently sleep in is in a very poor state with a weak roof and walls made out of mud
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now feel I will plant more crops which I will be in position to sell some and get some money
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($113 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying a mattress since for a long time I have been sleeping on a mat. I also bought 2 goats and am paying labourers who are laying bricks.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I jubilated, jumped and made a ululation when I received my money. I have never been as happy in life as I was at that time.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, i would like to spend the cash transfer on purchasing a piece of land so that i can construct a family house and part of it for farming, and the balance i will use it for paying school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I was able to cultivate maize where i got a good harvest and sold some of it which i bought iron sheets that helped me construct a family house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have ever faced is the long drought of this year that has made our crops to dry and the harvest is very poor.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy during evening hours when am chatting with my daughter and granchildren.
