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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1662250 UGX ($452 USD)
access_time over 4 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 in that, I have constructed an iron roofed house that I am currently staying in. I am now relieved from the burden of renovating my hut yearly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly gave me money that I used for constructing 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 construction materials( iron sheets, nails, windows, doors), paid construction workers, bought household items(a mattress, bed) and livestock.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($468 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is sleeping well with a mattress unlike before where I used a mat. In addition, there's better lighting at night due to a solar acquired, making you feel like you're in town.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I have never held such amount of money in my life time, so that moment of receiving it brought great joy and excitement.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was spent to buy building materials such as cement, bricks, timber, nails that will be used to construct a house. I also bought household items especially clothes, mattress, solar, and then food.
Enrolled
access_time almost 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that can support my cultivation activity.
The small piece of land that I have is too small to produce what is enough to sustain my family.
I believe this money will be a chance for me to buy more land and increase food productivity in the end.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the noon time when my children are healthy and are playing.
I llike their games.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face is poverty. It is for this reason that I have not been able to buy more land to add on the already existing small piece.
I have not been able to start up any income generating activity because there is no capital to begin with.
As such, I have always had food shortage because of limitations of farm land.
The little that is produced is usually not enough to sustain the family.
