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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1662250 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?
My life has improved because I paid off the debt which was burdening me thus I have repossessed my farm land. I will cultivate next season because the person I owed has not yet harvested his crops. In addition, I can afford to sleep well on a better mattress as opposed when I slept on torn mattress and never had farm land.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by enabling me to clearing debts and repossessing my farm land. I have also acquire a motorbike for transportation business. GiveDirectly has not done anything wrong.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought a motorbike and clothes/household goods ( utensils ).
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($469 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is sleeping better with a mattress and bedsheets. In addition, I am pleased to have utensils in my house, unlike before.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
That moment I realised my had been, I felt so happy to extent of dancing around and I even delayed to go attend to my garden that morning.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was used to buy a bull and pig. I bought household items like a bed, a mattress, bed-sheets, and utensils. The balance spent on feeding.
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access_time almost 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
As a household, we don't have enough land for agriculture. We do rent agricultural land and sometimes use the small homestead plots which affects our yields. So, when we get this money, we shall buy some piece of land to expand the agricultural fields so that we get better outputs. We shall also buy a cow that will provide us with milk for domestic consumption. If there is any balance, we shall buy household items like beddings, clothes, furniture and utensils.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I'm having lunch with my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of agricultural land and yet agriculture is the main source of income in our household.
