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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to build an iron roofed house and I also bought a garden.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion GIVEDIRECTLY does well in everything,because it has enabled me to build a house,it has no area where it has not done well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different now that,I sleep in an iron roofed and spacious house that i would have never acquired in my entire life without this money.
I used to sleep in a small grass thatched house that was muddy and very cold.
I also own an extra garden,this means more crop productivity,and I can now feed my family well.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($477 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy two cows at Ugx 1,000,000, Ugx 300,000 for hiring a garden, Ugx 250,000 to buy two mattresses and the balance food stuff.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment i recieved my money, i was overwhelmed with hapiness, for i have never held such an amount of money in my life.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
In my daily life, the biggest difference is that i don't have to wake up so early to go and toil for food nowadays since I can afford. There's a more relaxed mind in me now.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that i am faced with is lack of farm land.
This forces me to hire land to atleast plant something but which is also expensive.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy with my wife each time we sit together at home.
Also seeing my child healthy and happy makes me happy.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means i will be in position to buy cattle and pay bride price to my parents-in-law so that i can fully settle with my wife.
