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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($453 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?
I am very fortunate that I have constructed a permanent commercial house. More so, I am able to buy food and basic needs as compared to the past when I had no money at my disposal. I had alot of debts that were bothering me.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectlt does well to fulfill their promise within the specified time. They do not segregate communities during enrollment. However, the cash transfers are not enough to enable us accomplish our plans. I wish they could add us more cash transfers.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent part of the cash transfer to pay the builders. Then I purchased cement, ring beam rods with the remaining part of the cash transfer.
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.
At present, I have not experienced a big difference in my daily, except happiness that I have money to meet my immediate needs. Perhaps after spending all will I notice a big difference in my daily life.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
That moment I received my money, I felt so happy because I never held such an amount of money.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent some of this transfer to buy groundnuts seeds, hired cultivation land, paid for ploughing the garden, and the rest is saved as I am still planning how best to utilize it.
Enrolled
access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will own and sleep in a better house and my children will be educated and have better jobs that will sustain them.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy after lunch. That is because it's the time when I have managed to get food for my household; we share the joy together.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough land the had rendard my family food insecure. We eat once a day due to inadequate food.
