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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1187 USD)
access_time 9 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Recipient plans to buy land and construct by the end of the year
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is good in supporting the people and it should continuously visit the recipient
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Recipient is looking for land to buy
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($615 USD)
access_time 10 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was in the garden, then I saw a mobile money message, felt so happy and jumped. Immediately rushed home and went to the mobile money agent, I Immediately thought of buying either land, a cow or constructing
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I feel different because I have bought a plot of land and am now completing my house
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought a plot of land
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Am so excited to receive this money from Givedirectly as I am planning on first removing this house and constructing a bigger house of three rooms. I will also ensure I buy brand new iron sheets for roofing so that I can deal away with these sheets that are leaking. I plan on buying brown iron sheets, and each is at $11. In total, I am planning on buying 25 that's spending about $275 on the iron sheets. The entire construction will cost me about $350, including labour and materials.
I am also planning on buying a cow of $416 that's already mature to produce a calf. This is because I want milk for my baby when it reaches time for weaning her.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Oh, I was blessed with a bundle of joy on 14th February 2023 when I gave birth to my baby. I was so excited and happy because I did not have any complications while giving birth to my baby. This is now my ninth child and I am so happy haven't gotten any complications and all of them are healthy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Currently, we do not have enough food to eat in the home. We do not have enough money to buy necessities like food. We end up only having one single meal or two for each day that passes. This is majorly because my husband stays in Wakiso and comes this side only once in a long while.
My house is so small and the roof is always leaking every time it rains. This even forced my elder son Emma to go and stay with the geand father Constant.
