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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686517 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I now one a house and with a beautiful bed
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give restored a person's hope when they have lost it all
And they treat us with a lot of respect
What did you spend your second transfer on?
Bought a matress @ 120000 and a bed @ 80000
Built a house
Bought the materials below
Sand @ 30000
Bricks 400000
Transport for bricks 4trips for 150000
Cement 5 bags @ 30000 each
Door 1 @ 40000
Windows 2 @ 30000
Iron sheets 8@21000 each
The balance is helping on finishing the house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($461 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I now sleep in a good house than before.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy at the time when my son informed me that my transfer has been sent. I had to invite my pastor to lead me in the thanks giving prayer. My dream was to construct a good house and immediately I odered for the purchase of the construction materials for my house.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my money to construct a new house. The construction work and all the building materials costed me 1450000. The remaining amount that totals to a tune of 150000 is being used as my home up keep.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Recieving this money,to me,it means buying land and constructing a house on it, buying beddings like a bed, matress and bedsheets. It also means buying some goats from which I will be able to get money in future after them reproducing and selling off some of them.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenning after getting and eating food.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is food shortage which results into sometime spending a day without eating and this is caused by sickness. My legs pain me alot making it difficult for me to grow enough food for my household
