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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686517 UGX ($454 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy a cow and it's calf, a goat, bought household items like clothes, and bought food.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, givedirectly has done well giving us money to acquire livestock, household items like clothes, mattresses, people built houses, and it never defrauded or cheated us because it kept its promises; and I don't see anything it hasn't done well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been because before life was blick in our eyes, but now we are happy to have acquired items we never imagined to own in our life time.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($462 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I plan to spend my first transfer to buy two bulls. This is because these will help me in ploughing and save my self from begging and cultivating late.
I also plan to spend my transfer in molding some bricks that I will use to build my permanet house using the second transfer. This is because the one I use now is grass thatched and leaks when it rains.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I recieved my money, I felt happy because I had now got some financial help that I was praying for, for so long.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having the financial help that I had been praying for.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I fall sick often
What is the happiest part of your day?
When my husband grants my request.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to purchase oxen for ploughing