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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($451 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 has become better because I paid my children's school fees and used some money to facilitate agricultural activities. We have hope of getting harvests that we shall sell to get money for constructing an iron roofed house. Before, I depended on loans and it was not easy to pay back since there was no clear source of money.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly did well to warn the community members against using the transfers for committing crimes but encouraged them to spend it for addressing their priority needs. There is nothing that they did bad.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer for paying school fees, buying seeds, livestock, bicycle and food. I paid a medical bill of UGX 90,000.
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 that I now sleep in good bedding and I have many nice kitchen utensils. I used to sleep on a mat and I had few kitchen utensils before I got the transfer.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I receive the transfer I felt so happy, the excitement was too much I could not sleep from the time the money arrived. I started planning how to spend the transfer there and then.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer for buying construction materials (3 trips of bricks, 2 trips of sand and 16 iron sheets). I also bought a mattress, bed sheets, Kitchen utensils and clothes. I hired land for a period of two years at UGX 300,000 and used some money to pay laborers who ploughed my garden.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a means of helping me to get money to build my house .
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is afternoon after a meal and I receive a vote of thanks from my husband for the meal.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which I face in my life is poor commodation system.
