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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1239 USD)
access_time 7 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 finish construction of my new home.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Everything is great with give directly, the staff never asked for anything from us to be registered even when you offer them tea, they turn it down, they made sure I understood everything that they were doing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
She plans on buying another bull, and building materials for a new house she hopes to put up. She hasn't fully planned for all the money yet.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($638 USD)
access_time 10 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Received transfer message when was digging, felt happy and thanked God for the money, thought of buying a cow
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
That she had now cow but right now has bought one and feels happy whe looks at it
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought a big cow, iron sheets, chicken, furniture, and foodstuffs
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
When GOD helps me and GiveDirectly sends me the transfer, I will buy a plot of land at USD 810, I also plan to build a house costing USD 540 so that we can access a big shelter to accommodate very thing we have and visitors when they come. I further opt to buy a cow, three goats and five chicken costing USD 270,48 and 27 respectively. I then plan to use the balance to acquire beddings and Untecils to use with my family members.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I felt happy when I grew maize and beans and the productivity was good which made my family able to get food and some money to meet some basic needs like buying soap, salt and clothes.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I currently face a problem of landslide and bad weather making us live bad life. I face a problem of poverty in that our income is below average whereby we can not afford all required basic needs. We also stay in a very small room which gives us hardships when visitors come.
