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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 is different now in that soon, I will start building my permanet house and move out of the leaking and falling grass thatched house.
Secondly, my health has greatly improved as I am now able to afford medication compared to before when I could be bed ridden for a longer period of time without money to take me to hospital.
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 enabked me to pay for my medication.
On the other hand, there is nothing bad that GiveDirectly has done.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used part of second tranafer for personal treatment since at my age, I have very many none communicable diseases.
I then bought food stuffs that my whole family is feeding on.
I am saving Ugx 1000000 that I plan to use to start building.
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.
I am a widow who is helpless and with no financial stronghold. The cash transfer has enabled me settle old debts thus reclaiming two farm lands that had been attached as collateral. This is the most viable impact in my life.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I overheard people jubilating that night. Unfortunately, I did not know what it was. Not until the next morning when my helper requested to check the phone. I was filled with joy at that moment.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first cash transfer to purchase two mattresses worth UGX 187000 and a bed worth UGX 60000 and bedsheets worth UGX 20000 and a mosquito net worth UGX 8000 and a pair of curtains worth UGX 16000. I bought saucepans worth UGX 30000 and a table worth UGX 40000. I also cleared a loan worth UGX 800000. The balance was spent on food.
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access_time almost 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is going to enable me attain proper medical care. I have body complications that could be as a result of old age. This has persisted for a long time and no step has been taken because there is no money to help me seek proper medical care. It has also hindered me from doing garden work promptly. So, I will use this money to visit a good medical facility so that they ran necessary tests on my body to ascertain the illness then later get the required treatment. If there is any balance, I will use it to buy good food so that I maintain a good diet.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up well with no pain.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is illness that has hindered me in doing most of the productive work at home like gardenning and cooking.
