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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686517 UGX ($449 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Am now able to save money daily something that had never happened before.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly has helped us develop ourselves by giving us money to plan for lives with no conditions.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I pay 1000000/=, as part of the money being demanded on a motor cycle, 10 iron sheets 230000/=, sand 70000/=, bricks 100000/=, 5 bags of cement 160000/=, labor 80000/= totaling to 1640000/=.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($461 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that i now get 5000 shillings every day from my motorcycle
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfer I was very happy
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying a motorcycle at 1700000shs
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is poverty which makes me fail to take good care of my family for example I have failed to pay my children's school fees in time,sometimes due to poverty I can not afford medical treatment for my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when I have sold all the food I had prepared that day and I have bought all the food supplies I will need the following day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving money means growing economically through buying land and animals for rearing like cows and goats. It also means investing more money in my restaurant so that it can grow and attract more customers who are even able to buy the food at a higher price than the ones I have now.
