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Esther's family
Esther
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
69
workCampaign
Standard Uganda
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($453 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfers, I used 200,000ugx for ploughing my gardens ready for cultivation, I paid tuition worth 500,000ugx for my grand children and the balance of 933,000ugx I am using it for feeding in th3 household.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly has done well in giving people unconditional cash transfers to all categories of disadvantages people in order to meet various family needs. To me, I don't see anything that Give directly has not done well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Give Directly has given me hope to live for more years and if I had not received it, I would have died due to worries of old age.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($473 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer for buying a cow, beddings, food, kitchen utensils. I also gave my daughter capital of 200,000UGX for starting charchoal business.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The monent i received my transfer i felt so happy and i ululated.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
This money has brought a big difference in my life. It has enabled me to purchase things that i did not have before like beddings, kitchen utensils, a cow. I also eat good food and the business i opened for my daughter generates some income to my family.
 
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access_time almost 7 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel happy because recieving this money can help me to buy plates,bedings which will make me sleep comfortably and feed with decent utensils
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have ever faced in life is hunger because of lack of money to buy food
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the evening when I eat adays meal because it makes me sleep well