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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686157 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time 6 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 is so different in that I can plough my own farm lands with ease without any challenges because I have oxen. Had I not received the cash transfer, I would be begging for oxen to plough my farm lands. Famine would have also affected my household.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion give directly did well to give me cash transfers that enabled me buy three oxen. On the otherhand I do not see anything wrong that give directly has not done right.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought a plot of land with my second transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($445 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life is so fresh and brighter. I did not have enough money to do what I had but now I can access what I want for instance I acquired oxen which have made agriculture very possible for me. I also sleep on a comfortable compared to the past when I was sleeping on a mat. Life was really difficult in the past.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy and overwhelmed with joy because my life had never experienced this kind of miracle ever before.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 1,000,000 ugx to buy two oxen and a bicycle worth 200,000 ugx I also bought two sheep worth 100,000 ugx. I also spent 200,000 ugx on household items like mattress, and solar panel plus a radio all worth 160,000 ugx. I bought a solar battery at 20,000 ugx and the balance of the cash transfer I spent it on buying food and other necessities for my household.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is inadquency of money to buy land for farming.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Evening time is my happiest part of the day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that, i will be able to buy and own land for farming.
