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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($442 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My standards of living have improved recently because I have managed to repossess my land which I used to acquire a loan for taking me to hospital when I was hit with a strange disease which made my legs swell. I was helpless to extent that, they could carry me outside to bath, short and long calls. Secondly, I have used these transfers to hire more farmland especially in the swamp which I have ventured into rice growing to generate income. Finally, these transfer enabled me enroll my child into secondary education. Previously, I owned a very small portion of land which could not produce enough crops to sustain my family. In addition, without these transfer I could have managed to take my child to school because I did not have any money to pay school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done wonders in my life in that, I have managed to pay school fees, hire farm land, buy a solar and do cultivation. On the other hand, I haven't noticed anything wrong done by GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used my transfer on paying fees, Hire farm land, bought solar and pay farm labour.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($468 USD)
access_time 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 land that will help me get more food for the next period, been able to send my child to a secondary school, and there's improved feeding at home.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy to extent of losing sleep because I have never received such an amount of money.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was spent to pay school fees, hired cultivation land and some spent to burn bricks that I intend to use for building a house, bought food, bed-sheets, shoes.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a means of helping me to pay school fees for my children then the balance I will use for hiring land for farming .
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my life is always in the morning ,when I get up when all family members are all fine .no one is sick makes me happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which i face in my life is unaffordable education system of Uganda .
