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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($450 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
There is a change in my life because I now sleep in an iron roofed house that I constructed with the transfers. I have also recovered the farm land after paying the loan. Before, I was sleeping in a grass thatched house that could leak and not spacious enough. I had only an acre of land which limited my farming potential.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly did well to sensitize my community members on what and how they do their work. This aided the successful enrollment of many beneficiaries because they made themselves available. There is nothing they are doing bad.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used UGX 1,000,000 of my second transfer for paying a debt which enabled me to get back the land I had given out as security when borrowing money. I bought a door, windows, food, clothes, bedsheets and shoes.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($459 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness and pride for having acquired an iron sheet roofed house, thanks to GiveDirectly money.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy because I knew time has come for me to fulfil my wish of having an iron sheet roofed house.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was all spent to buy bricks, cement, timber, iron sheets and other building items to construct a house.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will mean that I will spend it on building a Permanent house because the one I sleep in is leaking and hence not conducive for human inhabitation.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is after lunch when I have eaten lunch. It's very difficult to find what to eat and that gives me the joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that, I do not have enough farm land to cultivate crops which had made my household food insecure.
