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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686517 UGX ($455 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life has changed alot from the moment I received the cash transfers.I was able to plaster my incomplete house and it is now habitable and safe. I bought an ox which has made the tilling and ploughing of our farmland possible. Previously, snakes would crawl into my incomplete house at night and at one point they nearly bit my children. On the otherhand, farming was also hectic because I only had one ox. However, farming is much easier now after I acquired another ox.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well to send people cash transfers that have made a positive impact on our lives. I am very grateful because I have done so much for my family with the aid of the cash transfers. On the otherhand, my only wish is that, GiveDirectly should consider other people who are needy especially the school drop outs who were left out during the enrollment stage.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to purchase cement and sand for plastering the house. I purchased an ox for ploughing and bought household items like utensils, a mattress and clothes.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($461 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, now I'm sleeping in a secure and good permanent house not like before when I use to sleep in unsecured and dusty house full of holes.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money,I became happy because I was able to get the what I needed.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I have spent my first transfer to renovate my house at 1,000,000ugx, mattress(3) at 300,000,bought school uniforms for my 6 children at 90,000ugx and bought clothes but I do not remember the amount spent.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means helping me to get some money for renovating my house. then the balance , I will use for buying a cow which will provide me with milk.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is lunch hours when my children have eaten .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which I face in my life is hunger since I have a big number of children like eight and I have no where to cultivate to get food for feeding them.
