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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1685137 UGX ($441 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Clearing all school fees for my children in advance.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Everything is good
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought sugarcane suckers at 900000, I bought a pig at 220000, paid 80000 for school fees for one of the child and 120000 for the other two, I bought a gomesi at 100000, I also added more capital in my pan cake business
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($466 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I used to feel sorry for myself all the time, I used to dig or others to earn a living but now I have my own pan cake business. I buy cassave and then I take it for milling
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt too good when I received the transfer. It was a turning point in my life being a widow with no support.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought sugar cane suckers at 700000, 2 piglets at 100000 and one mature pig at 100000, bought flask and a case for keeping clothes and I also started pan cake business
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means getting the things we do not have like building a bigger house, buying animals like goats, cows to improve our lives.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I get to rest after my work, I also get some friends who visit and they give me some good company.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is the death of my husband who was the bread winner for the family so now I find it so difficult to take care of my children and buy all the things that we need at home.
