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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1201 USD)
access_time 2 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to be a great farmer this year and even next year
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly done exceedingly well in their processes of giving cash to the volunarable people
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of it on buying land and livestock
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($616 USD)
access_time 6 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so loved and blessed.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I now have hope that i will live longer because I am soon going to buy a plot of land and relocate to a safe place
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Still keeping my money as I wait for the second transfer so that I can buy land in a safer area.
Enrolled
access_time 8 months ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
With cash transfer, I plan to land worth USD833 and build a house for USD555 in Magale which is a flat area and good for settlement. I opt to use USD555 to start up onions business that will able to earn daily income for meeting day-today needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I experienced a lot of happiness when I sold onions and land though I bought land for cultivation though with in this very village.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenges we face are landslides, floods and rock rolling which destroy our crops and houses making to sleep uncomfortably and also leaving us with food insecurity.
