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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($442 USD)
access_time almost 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 because I now sleep under an Iron roofed house, and I also acquired household items that were lacking especially clothes, utensils, mattress. This brings joy to me whenever I am at home. Before, I used to sleep under a grass thatched house which brought stress when time to change the grass comes due to its scarcity. It was embarrassing to host a visitor, before these transfers came to me, due shortage of household items.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done well giving money directly that has enabled people to build permanent houses, buy household items such as clothes, acquire livestock, and the youths have bought taxi motorcycles to earn money. In addition, the staff are transparent in that what they tell you is what will be. I don't see anything it hasn't done well in my opinion.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
My second transfer was spent to pay a debt, buy household items especially bedsheets and mattresses. I also bought timber and door for the house, as well as paid labour for building.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($466 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness to have acquired an iron sheet roofed house with this money which would not have happened in my life time.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I was so happy because it would build me an iron roofed house, and I will be taking a rest from sleeping under a grass thatched house.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was spent to buy building materials such as bricks, sand, cement, iron sheets to construct a house, bought food and paid school fees .
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This transfers I will use for building ironroofed house. My family sleeps in a poorly constructed grassthatched roof that some times leaks.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is afternoon when Iam chatting with neighbours.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for paying school fees. I have girl and boys all studying in diffrent schools but how to raise and pay thier fees is difficult, where by some have forced to drop out of school
