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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1250 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
After buying Land and settling in farming , I hope to buy a cow which I can sell and get money when there is need.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
There is great Improvement in our lives and now I have land for food. I thank Give directly so much.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I first bought land for farming
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($633 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The cash message came when I was in the garden collecting firewood I felt so good, and I appreciated Givedirectly. The first thing I thought of was building a house, land, and a cow for milk .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
We now own a cow for milk, have an extra piece of land , right now we can afford to have milk from our own cow, something we didn't have previously.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought land ,a cow and constructed a house
Enrolled
access_time almost 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Mary hopes to relocate to a better place and set up a business so as to sustain there families
What is the happiest part of your day?
Mary is happy that she alive and has been able to sustaim het family with her husband amidst difficulties.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Mary Buteme is facing a challenge of poverty which has put her under a state of helpness.She hopes life can be better after receiving the cash transfer where she can set up a small business to sustain her family.
