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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?
My life is different now in that I have managed to acquire my personal belongings such as a bed, mattress, bed sheets that have made me have a descent bed to sleep on. Prior to getting this transfer, I used to sleep on tattered pieces of mattress that at times I had to sew together but still later would part again.
In addition to this, my life has changed because I am building and soon will move out of the grass thatched house and relieve myself from the burden of looking for grass.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well by alleviating poverty out of my community. To me, it has give me money to spend unconditionally.
All things are good! There is nothing bad that GiveDirectly has done.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy building materials such as cement, bricks, sand, iron sheets, timber that I am using to build my house.
I am then saving up some to feed the laborers.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($468 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My daily life is different in that, I live a much healthy life because I feed and sleep well. Previously, I could hardly change a diet and also slept on a mat because I didn't have money to afford either a balanced diet or a mattress.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was overwhelmed with joy when I received the money. This money was going to improve in all areas of life.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on households like clothes, bed linen, curtains, utensils and chairs. I also bought a cow, a radio, food and chicken.
Enrolled
access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to settle the debt I got when my husband died. Part of it will help me to construct abetter house than the one I am in right now. I also intend to buy a small piece of land for agriculture.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I have finished my work and I sit with other people. I relax and forget other thoughts that I always have when I am alone in the house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is the death of my husband and the only child. It has now made me struggle to do everything for my self like looking for what to eat.
