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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1662250 UGX ($450 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?
At my advanced age, I had no financial support to enable me plaster the house. The cash transfers made it possible and that is my joy.
Previously, I was sleeping under a dusty house with an exposed floor. I also supported my children with the first cash transfer since they were helpless at that time.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well to send cash transfers to the vulnerable. These cash transfers have uplifted the lowly. There is no single fault that I have heard connected to GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
The second cash transfer to buy cement,sand to plaster the house. I gave my spouse part of the cash transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($469 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My daily life has improved in that, I renovated my house and sleep on new beddings. Previously, the doors and windows for my house were too old and didn't have enough mattresses for my entire family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy when I received the transfer. I knew it was going to enable me buy things that I needed but never had money to buy them.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer to renovate my house so I bought construction materials such as sand, cement, doors and windows. I also bought two mattresses, a bed, food, rented an acre of land and paid off a loan.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Givedirectly transfers will enable me renovate my house. Iam currently sleeping in a house without inside doors and the outside door is broken. My family members are at risk of being killed by any bad person or even theft can occur with ease. Once I fixed these doors my family will enjoying their nights well without fear and the property is going also to be safe gurded.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My fouvrite time is evening hours. I watch my grandchildren playing after a meal. I feel impressed and Iam in position to forget the past and plan for their well being.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is famine. I own only one garden for both farming and residence , so what is produce here is not sustainable enough to the family. Iam therefore forced to take a single meal just for survival with the family members. This is affecting my family members immunity hence they fall sick constanlty.
