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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1272 USD)
access_time 10 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to construct a house for myself in my land I bought from part of the transfer
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD does its work well by ensuring that it delivers what they promise. However, GD should ensure that they enroll all people in the village and pay them at once
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought three cows out of my transfer
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($634 USD)
access_time 11 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was in Mbale , I was very excited. I bought fish and posh and felt so happy
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I now have a cow and mattress, my family is now happy.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
A cow
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
With this transfer, I plan to buy land of USD 789. I also plan to use USD 263 for building a house and feeding. I also opt to buy two bulls worthy USD 368 and balance of USD 421 will be kept to cater for day today welfare so that we can also live good life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I felt very happy when I harvested beans which helped me and people stay without stress for some time because the little money we could spend on sauce, it was used to cater for other basic needs.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I face a challenge of landslide which has always scared me that I die any time with my people. They have also destroyed crops and this has caused hunger in my family which leads us to bad life.
