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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1201 USD)
access_time 8 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to have a health family that is able to work towards self-reliance
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The cash intervation is the best because it gave me the choice of working on the most pressing issues in my life
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was very happy. First of all, I had a bi hospita bill ggat I needed to clear. Thank God this transfer was helpful in such a way
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($616 USD)
access_time 11 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I CAME BACK HOME FROM WHERE I HAD GONE TO WORK TO EARN THE DAY'S BREAD, I HAD LEFT MY PHONE HOME. WHEN I SAW THE MESSAGE ON MY PHONE, I FELT SO OVER JOYED AND THANKED GOD. THE FIRST THING THAT RAN THROUGH MY MIND WAS TO CLEAR THE PENDING SCHOOL FEES FOR MY CHILD
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I AM SO HAPPY, EXTREMELY HAPPY, SOMETHING THAT HAD NEVER BEEN IN MY LIFE. THE CONFIDENCE THAT I WILL SELL MILK FROM COW WHICH WILL ENABLE ME NEVER TO LACK ANYTHING. MY FAMILY IS ABLE TO EAT WELL EACH DAY
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
COW, BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SELLING MILK
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
With the transfer, I plan to a cow of USD 540 that will help me and my people to milk and also raising money for basic needs.
I will also pay school fees for my son to a vocational course inorder for him to brighten his future.
The balance of USD810 will support me to start up of selling clothes and coffee which will enable us to meet most of the basic needs and also feeding ourselves.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What made me happy in the last six months is being a live without any sicknesses. This has helped me to look for the little money to cater for basic needs in the home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge we face is lack of school fees for our son finished primary Leaving Examinations. Another problem we facing is hardships in finding food to eat where by at times eat one meal a today.
