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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686157 UGX ($451 USD)
access_time over 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 different than it would have been if I never received money because am stress free, I don't think alot and I sleep for longer hours compared to when I had not received the money.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly does well to deliver the money directly to the rightful beneficiries. Give Directly did not do well not to enroll people who did not have national Identity Cards money because some of them, it was not their faults not to have them but government delays. They also did not do well not to consider people who were not at home during enrollment for genuine reasons like those in hospital.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on stocking food (maize, cassava, ground nuts and sorghum) so that I can eat and sell some in the future when the prices go high. I have kept the balance of 500, 000ugx and I intend to use it for buying a cow.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($447 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I recieved my first transfer, I had the excitment that I had never experienced in life.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
When I receievd my first transfers, I bought beddings worth 330,000ugx in order to improve on my living conditions. I purchased Utensils worth 300,000ugx, Clothes 370,000ugx, I used 320,000ugx for purchasing food, settled debts worth 300,000ugx and paid deelopment fees/tuition of 80,000ugx for our children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I can now afford a variety of food for my family hence the family members' immunity has improved.
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access_time almost 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i face is lack food and beddings. Some times my family eats a single meal in a day.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest moment is at lunch after eating food.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means to pay school fees for my children studying in Ajokis Edeke primary school and providing them food.
