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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1685137 UGX ($444 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
It has lifted me from poor life to good life.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
It has helped me to acquire land.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought bricks at 580,000, 10 iron sheets at 230,000, sand at 40,000, Nails etc 120,000=, Labour 180,000, a goat at 80,000=. we are now using the remaining money to care for the builders.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($470 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am now a landlord of my own plot of land which I never thought of, in-fact where would I get such money.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy together with my husband. We are still smiling up to now and always saying long-live GD.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought a plot of land at 1,500,000Ugsh, I also paid school fees for two of my children worthy 100,000Ugs, the balance of 100,000Ugsh I bought household items like basins, Jerry canes, plates, saucepans forks and spoons.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be in position to buy aplot of land and construct a house with iron sheet roofings. I am currently staying in agrass thatched house which leaks when it rains.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my husband comes back home with food after being paid at work.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is not having a stable job to enhance my source of income and also shortage of land for farming which requires me to hire land to cultivate crops yet I always don't have money to do so.
