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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($404 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent part of my third transfer on buying bricks,and iron sheets and started building a house but it was impossible to complete the house because part of the money was stolen
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 the transfer in that i have started on building which would not have been possible if I had not gotten money from give directly. I would have lost hop of possssing a building of my own.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly does well to bring about development in the village's because people have built houses and started businesses, hence taking people out poverty, there is nothing that give directly has not done well
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($419 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buliding a house because I was in grassed house that was about to fail down in case it rains heavily.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life is now better since I started getting money from Give Directly.I am now sleeping in a roofed house.am proud of GiveDirectly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($117 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
Bought iron sheets, a cow and gave some money to my wife so she could buy some clothes
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Building a house and starting up a business
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend the transfer on building a myself house for my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I managed to get myself a wife.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was the death of my brother this year.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my life is the night because this the time I rest on my bed without in worries.
