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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($451 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
These financial support have enabled me construct an iron roofed house that I am currently staying in, which I wouldn't have built had I not received these transfers. Furthermore, I have acquired a bigger mattress and new clothes. Before receiving these transfers I was sleeping in grass thatched hut that could leak whenever it rained and also renovating it, was very costly given the scarcity of grass in our community.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly did well to give me cash that I used to build an iron roofed house. GiveDirectly only did well on my side.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to purchase a door, window, mattress, clothes, utensils, in the cultural event (funeral), paid construction labour, school fees for my child and weeding crops.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($458 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has improved because I'm building my permanent house. I hope to complete it when I get my last transfer. I'm sure of sleeping in permanent house which I never thought of. Currently, I'm still sleeping in leaking thatched house with my children. When it rains heavily, I have to stay a wake in order to collect the dripping water so that it doesn't wet the mattress and bedding.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money, I was very happy because I had never held such an amount of money in life.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought building materials( bricks, timber, iron sheets, 2 trips of sand and ring wires) worth UGX 766,000, labour worth UGx 330,000, food (beans, meat) worth UGX 238,300,transport UGX 420,000 and household goods (bed) worth UGX 60000.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a piece of land that I can build my own home.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am seated with other members of the community.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land for cultivation.
