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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1685137 UGX ($441 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am now living a life full of hope. I am yet to have my new house completed and I hope this will even improve on my health.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Promising and fulfilling the promises is the best practice I have seen in GD. But I am also not happy with the long process of enrolment that GD does but all the same they end up sending the transfers directly to us in our respect in homes.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my money in the construction. I bought 2 trips of bricks at 500000, 20 bags of cement at 49000, 1 trip of hard vote stones at 100000, 3 trips of sand at 210000. The remaining amount if almost 500000 is for paying the builders and some home up keep.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($476 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am happy these days.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my money I was very happy.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying a plot of land which is worthy 1,500,000/= and I am going to use the remaining balance to buy iron sheets for my house.
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means improving my living conditions through buying land to build a big house then this old house, which is leaking and very small for my family and i.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is Thursday evening because that's when i go for shopping. This has always made us happy as a family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is food shortage, and lack of money to treat fibroids. This has made my healthy deteriorate. Am now weak to work on my garden.
