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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy a bull at 1,000,000ugx, 12 iron sheets at 202,000ugx and seeds of beans and maize, i hired a garden at 150,000ugx for one year and the balance am spending it on food.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly did well to give me money. There is nothing it did not do well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if i never received the money in that am happy and stress free because this money enabled me to acquire many things that i did not have.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($473 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have been empowered
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was too excited and I had never been as happy as I was that day before.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought two Cows each at 400000ugx; I rented a farm land at 300000; I spent 300000ugx on households and the rest of the balance on building materials.
Enrolled
access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i face in life is lack of farming land .This keeps my family in poverty because I hardly produce enough crop yields to take care of our needs like feeding ,buying clothes and treatment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moment is after lunch hours. This is when i chat with my pregnant wife and I see her smile ,so i get releived too.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will help me build ironroofed house. My family shall sleep in clean house ,which reduces them from falling sick hence making me save money ment for treatment to feed them.
