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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($442 USD)
access_time almost 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 is now different in that, I constructed a permanent house. Although the house is not yet complete, I'm optimistic of surviving the terror of the rains. The thatched house I currently stay in leaks too much to the extent that whenever it rains I have to fold my mattress untill it stops raining. In other wards, I spend sleepless nights most of the time during rainy season which isn't nice at all.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well by alleviating poverty from my community and personally I have been able to build with their transfers. There is nothing bad that GiveDirectly has done.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building materials such as iron sheets, timber, windows and nails for roofing my permanent house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($465 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that, i have been sleeping in a grass thached house .In the next few months, i will shift to my iron roofed house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment i recieved the money, i felt all my buderns are over. I saw my dreams come true.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought bricks, cement and irons sheets for my house.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means, I shall be in position to Mary my spouse. I will spend the transfers for buying animals to give my in-laws as dowery.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moments is always evenings hours ,when Iam chatting interesting stories with friends in opiko stage.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for buying animals that I will give my in-laws as part of dowery.
