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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Recieving this money changed my life as it enabled me to build a permanet house that is spacious and will not require me to renovate at the end of every year. I have managed to get out of the leaking old grass thatched house that I used to stay in. This old house required renovating every end of year which made it very expensive in the long run.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well by giving me money that has helped me to build my house.
On the other hand GiveDirectly has done nothing wrong.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer through my trustee, to buy some household items such as bedding, clothes and a door
I also used some of my transfer to plaster my house and then bought a goat.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($471 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to construct an iron roofed house for my self. I used to sleep in a leaking grass thatched house and whenever it rained at night I had to get up and park my beddings at one coner of the house till it stops.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer happiness filled my heart and I gained my lost hope.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer for constructing an iron roofed house for my self. My house could leak and I had a challenge getting grass thatch.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When i receive this money, i will build a simple house for my self, buy 2 cows and a bed.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is that time when am not feeling any pain and i have people around me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced is illness. I was diagnosed with Hypertension and acute Ulcers.
