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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1195 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?
Recipient plans to sell off the cows anytime she finds a piece of land in a safe place
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Recipient just appreciates GD in the sense that it delivers what it promises
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought diary cattle
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($619 USD)
access_time 5 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was at home and appreciated God for the message, the first thought was to buy land
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
There is a big difference now, because what I desired to buy in my life was land,and I have it now
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent most of it on buying land
Enrolled
access_time 8 months ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I plan land worth USD 833 in Bukhaweka which is a flat area and good for settlement. I also plan to two cows for USD 694 so that I can get more money in the future to cater for school fees and scholaristic materials for school going children.
I will also build a house of USD 416 that will help us sleep well without any worries about the landslide and floods.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I felt very happy when we had sunshine for good time which gave me hope of having good life in the future.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge I currently face is landslides which destroy our crops and property leaving us in poverty and threatening our lives.
I also face a problem of oozing from underground and floods which affect our house making us to sleep miserably
