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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($442 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used my second transfers for purchasing 10 bags worth 320,000ugx and a door at 62,000ugx hence making the house habitable. 800,000ugx was lent to a neighbour in exchange for an acre of land which I will be cultivating until it's paid back. I spent 101,000ugx on a mattress and 40,000ugx on bed sheets I'm order to improve on my living conditions, while I used 45,000ugx for clothes. Since we had a motor cycle, 200,000ugx was spent on repairing a motor cycle and the balance of 85,000ugx will be used for buying planting materials in order to improve on food production.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has given unconditiial cash transfers to all poor people in the community and on the other hand, Givedirectly needs to identify family needs that would have been created by the transfers and target them specifically.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I now have a better house hence better living conditions. I used to sleep in a grass thactched house which was leaking but now I have an iron roofed house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($471 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer for buying building materials (2 trips of bricks, 12 iron sheets, sand, cement). I have a balance of 400,000ugx which i intend to use for paying constructors.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment i received the money i felt so happy, i even left garden work immediately and went back home to begin planning.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my mind is relaxed and am hopeful of constructing an iron roofed house which will save me from looking for grass thatch.
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access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i face is my two children are sickle cellers, i spend a lot money on their treatment. Whatever produce we get in a season is always sold for their treatement.This makes my family to live with bitting poverty.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest moment is always day time,i chat and make jokes with my children. This relieves my mind.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The biggest plan i intend to spend tranfers with is to build ironroof house. The current grassthatched house i sleep is too small to accommodate my family members and property.
