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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($456 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to pay the pay back the money that I had borrowed from a savings group fir the operation and treatment of my wife,i also bought two bulls,and then the balance of that money I used to buy house hold items like cups,plates,sourcepans and clothes and also for feeding.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give directly has done well in almost all it's operation except that the transfer comes in installments I wish all the transfers could come at once so that it becomes easy to plan and spend the money once.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is now different in a way that there is unity in my home, we have learnt to plan together with my spouse unlike before,we were not United as a family,and there was no planning together.
My wife's health has also improved because I was able to pay money for her operation and treatment and also feeding. She can now do some house work but before I got this money my wife's health was so poor because there was no money to treat her and feed her too,she could not manage to do any house work.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($470 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer for paying medical bills worth 1,500,000ugx since my wife was to under go an operation which delayed due to lack of money, paid tuition for my child worth 50,000ugx and purchased Millet to stock worth 150,000ugx that I will sell for taking my child to senior one next year 2018.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my first transfer, I was filled with joy and chanted songs of praise.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My family is now happy because the children are staying happily with their mother after a long term of illness which she spent in pain.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship am facing in my life is the sickle cell disease that is in every child of mine and I can not afford their medical bills
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is the afternoon when my wife calls me to have lunch together with the children.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means to me, that, poverty will be reduced in my family and I will be in position to buy food for my family to eat.
