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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($455 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 1,500,000ugx of my second transfer to buy a garden, i used the balance for buying a mattress and bed sheets.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly did well to enroll people into the program at their own will. They did very well to give us money and allowed us to use it as we wanted.
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 if i never received the money. Am looking healthy with peace of mind because i managed to buy my own garden.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($474 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I feel relived because I know that my children will have enough food as I am going to get my own land to cultivate as much as I want.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I am planning to spend my first transfer on buying a plot of land such that I can cultivate and be in position to provide a daily meal for my children though my hushand borrowed 700,000 ugx to boast our business of buying and selling produce and promised to refund it
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I recieved my money, I leapt with joy and I was very happy.
Enrolled
access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of money to buy land for my children.This is because the small peice of land where am currently residing does not belong to me but for my mother.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening seeing my children return back from school.This children make me happy with jokes and stories
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means owning a plot of land.This money will help assist me buy a plot of land for my sons to settle in future.
