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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($455 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy a cow, food stuff, and the rest to pay medical operation and treatment of my sick brother.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, givedirectly has done well giving us money to acquire whatever we wanted, and i don't know what it hasn't done well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been because i would not be able to buy basics like sugar, soap, food and sleep comfortably on a mattress with a mosquito net.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($471 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first cash transfer on buying iron sheets and a solar power panel for in house lighting and I also bought a mattress and blanket. Then I also bought some food for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
That day when I received the money was the beginning of my happiness. I have never felt that happy in my life before. I now live like a king in my village.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Before I got the cash transfer I was in sorry and hopeless state but right now I am full of life and healthy because I eat good meals and I sleep on a comfortable bed.
Enrolled
access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in my life is sleeping in sorrow state and very old house with no power at night it's too dark.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is always morning hours when I come back from the garden and get when breakfast is ready .
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving money means to me as great oppoturnity which am going to use to buy new ironsheet to replace my old ones , buying balance diet for my self since am HIV positive and I know it's going to prolong my life span.
