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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($447 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life has greatly improved in that, I have new beddings and land for cultivation. Previously, I never had good beddings and enough land for crop plantation. This is because I never had money to acquire them. Life was really very hard since I didn't have a source of income.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done me good by giving the unconditional transfer that availed me land for agriculture. In my opinion, there is nothing bad that GiveDirectly has done.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on an ox worth Ugx 600000, hired an acre of land at Ugx 400000, and bought a bag of groundnuts at Ugx 100000. I also bought household items like clothes, mattresses, bedsheets, utensils and food with the remaining balance.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($466 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm happy daily and look more beautiful than I used to be without the transfer.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money, I felt too excited because poverty was very severe on me.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I have spent my first transfer on livestock, groundnut seeds, medical bills and household goods. I also saved Ugx 400000 and spent the balance on food.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a means of helping me to get household iterms which are missing in my house .
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is evening hours especially when my husband brings for me a nice meal like meat and rice.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which I face in my life is limited land for farming .because of larger number of boys my father has produced , the land has been divided amongest us and each person has got a plot of land. which is not enough to construct the house and carry out farm activities.
