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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($402 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Well, boy's quarters! I am building a boy's quarters because i have been staying in one house with my children and grand children.so,one room will be used as a kitchen and the another will be used by my children.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If i didn't get a transfer, I wouldn't have been to expand on my house and also bought a goat for rearing.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Everything was good and nothing went wrong.thanks
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($423 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to renovate my house as the flow was made of mud and dirty, I also used Some of it to pay school fees for an orphan I am taking care of because they were demanding him money at school then I used the rest of the money to buy food as we had been attacked by famine in the home
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my house is now very clean and I feel much healthier living in a cemented house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($113 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying food at home since famine too much due to the dry spell. I also bought construction materials to prepare to repair my house. I also bought a goat in a bid to start livestock farming.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to repair and expand my house because it is too small and many diseases are attacking my family due to the poor housing conditions we are in.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
To I plan to cement my house and build a nice kitchen.buy a solar panel for lighting ant house nacessities .buy apiece of land for my total orphan grand child.and a heifer for milk production.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement in our family is this house.we toiled in gardens sold produce for years buying metal in beats until when we constructed it.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship faced in our family was living in a grass thatched house which used to leak in rainy season and the death of our daughter who left us this young boy to raise.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is at lunch time when we are sharing a meal without any family member falling sick.
