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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?
Before, didn't have enough cultivation land for food. I used to sleep under a leaking grass thatched house damages by rats. Now, my life is in that I have an iron sheet roofed house, and repossessed my cultivation land used as security for money borrowed, giving me more food at home.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well giving money directly that has enabled us to build permanent houses, acquire cultivation land, and household items like utensils, mattresses. There's nothing it hasn't done well in my opinion.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy building materials that have been used to construct a house, and feeding at home.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($466 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life now is that I paid off mortgage and got back my farm land, I now sleep well on a mattress. Previously I slept on the floor and I had debts which bothered me a lot.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
On receiving the transfer, I felt happy because I knew that the time had come for my life to turn around as I had very many challenges that needed money with the most pressing being the debts.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer for paying off mortgage at UGX 650,000, I paid a medical debt of UGX 45,000. I bought 2 trips of bricks at UGX 550,000, a trip of sand at UGX 80,000, a mattress, kitchen utensils, clothes and food. I offered UGX 30,000 for a church project.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan is to build ironroofed house for the family with this transfers.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest moments is always afternoon after lunch, I spend this time relaxing with my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is sickness. My children have serious malaria that always requires blood transfussion and has made me sell some land inorder to get money for thier treatment.
