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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($452 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
In fact I wouldn't have managed to take back my children to school this term and clear the previous arrears of last term If I never received the transfer from Give Directly. Secondly I would not have managed to construct a houses if it wasn't of Give Directly transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly's did well to send me transfers that have enabled me secure school fees and build a iron roofed house. I have been suffering for a very long time looking for grass to thatch houses year in year out and yet it's very difficult to find grass nowadays. These transfers have improved people's standards of living in terms of dressing, Feeding, construction, start businesses and among others. However, Give Directly has done nothing wrong.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used my second transfer to procure iron sheets for building a house at Ugx 800000. I used ugx 322000 for paying school fees and buying school supplies. I had also borrowed UGX 250000 for brick laying and spent ugx 200000 for purchasing household items. I saved UGX 61000 for future use.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($467 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to pay school fees for my children, build an iron roofed house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am healthy and my tasks of the day were successfully done.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is inadequacy of money.
The little money that I have always got is too little to sustain the needs of the family.
There is no sure source of income.
