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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1181 USD)
access_time 3 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I look forward to growing enough crops
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am so satisfied with GiveDirectly services
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Land, because i had no where to grow crops from
Enrolled
access_time 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I plan to buy a piece of land away from here so that I can be safe with my family especially during the rainy season.I plan to pay fees for my children to sustain them in school and to make them better tomorrow. I want to empower them so that they will become a source of change in my community I will also buy a calf that can be a source of income for the family forexample when it grows to providing milk which I can sell.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I thank God for life because amidst the sickness and struggles.He has kept my family alive, and I am grateful.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge I have had is sickness .My wife has severe ulcers that makes me worry forexample getting medication is so expensive. she is always down and yet she is my helper especially when it come sto taking care of the big family.
I have difficulty in getting fees for my children, especially those who in school.I have no income to sustain them fully in school.
