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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1245 USD)
access_time 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to have a big garden.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Everything GD does is amazing.
Nothing needs improvement.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought cows because they can help keep my safe.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($645 USD)
access_time 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so Haa.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I now drink milk and there is good feeding in my household. We are happy at home because I can now afford most of the basic needs . I have realised increased love in my family
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought a cow worthy 1500000, paid school fees 300000, I also bought onio seeds worthy 250000. Ballance is kept for home upkeep.
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access_time almost 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
This cash transfer means a lot to me because I will be able to achieve many things in my life and family. I plan to buy a cow at $405 which will help me get milk out of it for my children and myself hence improving our diet. I will also buy land in a safer place at $540 to settle there with my family, since I have been struggling with school fees, I will use part of the cash transfer to pay school fees for my 3 school going children at $135. I will also buy some assorted food stuffs for my family at a cost of $270. I plan to start a business of buying and selling onions with $540. This will totally help me improve on my standards of living.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Being alive has brought me joy, my garden of onions is doing well and I will harvest them in the month of February 2023 and I expect to get $200 after harvesting and selling my onions and also the visit of the officers from GiveDirectly to my home with the good news of giving me unconditional cash transfers has also brought me joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Poverty is the major challange which has led to hunger because of lack of food, lack of school fees, heavy rains that has caused flash floods which has destroyed gardens hence shortage of food.
