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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($455 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfers, I was able to purchase a cow at 550,000ugx, renovating grass thatched houses costed 223,000ugx and 860,000ugx I lent to a neighbour who in turn have me three acres of land as security which I am now cultivating on to get food until they pay back my money.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has given vulnerable people un conditional cash that they have used to improve on their living conditions. There is nothing that was not done well according to me.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
We are different now because we own land since my husband sold all the land before he died. We have been doing casual labour in order to purchase food in order to support the family but now I have some 3 acres of land mortgaged to me, which I cultivate crops for the family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($474 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying a cow, two goats, 2pigs and some household items. With the help of the transfer, I was also able to get back land that my father had leased out some years ago.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I recieved my money, I felt very excited, happy and relieved getting it because I knew most of my issues were going to be solved.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, poverty has reduced because yhe land I re- aquired is going to help in cultivating and freedom of owning land as compared to before when I didn't even have a place to cultivate
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in my life is poverty because i don't have enough food to eat sometime I eat once in aday and this had been brough by lack of enough gardens to cultivate.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is afternoon most especially when my kids have eaten something make me so happy ,even if I haven not eaten but when they have eaten.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving money means to me buying gardens since my late daddy sold all his gardens befor he died,buying cattle to rare and constructing permanent house .
