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David
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
37
workCampaign
Standard Uganda
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1662915 UGX ($451 USD)
access_time over 4 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 bought livestock. This gives me hope about my future because financially secured. I can sell them to raise income for meeting my future family needs. Previously, I couldn't afford livestock because I had other pressing family needs like fees, medical among others which couldn't allow me to accumulate the little income i earned for buying livestock.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by giving me the financial support I used for buying the things that I lacked before like a cow. There is nothing wrong that GiveDirectly has done according to me.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I have used my second transfer to buy a cow, poultry and food. I also paid school fees for my children with this very transfer.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($471 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having the livestock that I am keeping as a means of my investment. I really thought I would never rare any livestock in my home since I had no means of getting it.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I recieved my money, I felt so happy as I had got money to help me develop my house and home at large.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer buy some house hold items such as, bedings, utensils, and clothes. Since I really did not have these house hold items, they became my priority when the transfer came through. I then bought some livestock such as sheep, chicken as a means of saving and investment. When they multiply, I can sell off and solve other arising issues. I then hired garden land for rice cultivation that will help me greatly when I harvest and sell off the rice. Hence income to solve other financial issues.It can as well be a source of food for my home.
 
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access_time over 5 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means i am going to buy my oxen and ox-plough that is going to improve on my Agricultural practices.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when we wake up with something to eat and healthy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced is the problem of lack of money for proper feeding of my family.