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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($456 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer buy a piece of land, two cows and food stuff.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, givedirectly has done well up lifting people from extreme poverty because they have acquired items to support their livelihood, and i don't know what it has not done well.
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 because i have acquired land for gardening, happy to own cows and i sleep well on a bed and a mattress.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($474 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying 3 cows at 1,200,000ugx each at 400,000ugx, 2 mattresses at 200,000ugx, a bed at 70,000 and paid mortgaged garden at 200,000.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I recieved my first transfer I became very happy and I couldn't get back to sleep because in my entire life I have never owned such amount of money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now sleep comfortably on good new bedings and I also own cattle this has made me a happy settled man, long live Givedirectly.
Enrolled
access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of land to practise modern agriculture.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is evening when am back from my small business of selling raw potatoes and I have got small profit. Because I use that money for buying food for my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will help me to invest in to agriculture. This will help to improve the standards of living of my family through modern agriculture.
