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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($452 USD)
access_time 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 had never recieved the transfer in that I am now filled with happiness and joy. I have been in position to acquire and expand my land.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, givedirectly has done well by enrolling every body in the village and not dictating on how to spend their transfers.
However, givedirectly has done nothing bad.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on completing payment of land that I had earlier on purchased but not completed payment. I needed this land as a form expansion.
I then used part of my second transfer to buy a cow. This will be a form of saving and investment.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($464 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am now a happy person since I have paid the debt and regained ownership of an acre of land that had been mortgaged which I now cultivate during this second rains.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my cash transfer, I thanked God for his providence through Give Directly by offering thanksgiving to him.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my cash transfer worth 1,700,000ugx on paying a debt of 1,500,000ugx and regained ownership for an acre of land that was mortgaged for my education seven years ago. I again bought a mattress worth 60,000ugx in order to improve on living conditions, I then bought clothes worth 80,000ugx and a piglet of 40,000ugx to act as an Income generating activity. The balance of 20,000ugx, I am using it for buying food.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means purchasing oxen for ploughing and starting up a business to sustain myself.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I go to watch football.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is loneliness since I separated with my wife a year a go.
