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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($447 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?
My life has improved because I was able to pay school fees for my children both in university and secondary level without hardships. I 'm also certain that, through the produce I have stocked. I will be position to pay school fees for next term/semester. Before these transfers I depended on loans because my salary was not enough being teacher in a local government school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by giving me money for paying school fees for my children and stock produce which I will sell in future to get school fees for the next time. GiveDirectly has not done anything wrong.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I paid school fees for my 2 children who are both in college and University and paid labour. There is a balance which I plan to spend on stocking produce.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($460 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has changed because I have a peace of mind. I bought a laptop for my daughter who is at the university. She can now pursue her course work on time. Before the transfer , I had a lot of pressure from my daughter who had no access to a computer. This would affect her performance during the coursework. Secondly, I'm sure of paying second term school fees for my son. Prior to this transfer, I used to get loans which had drained me a lot. We are very happy and long live GiveDirectly.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received money from GiveDirectly, I felt very happy because I got money for paying school fees and buy a laptop for my children.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought a laptop for my daughter who is at the university worth UGX 1,200,000, Agricultural seeds worth UGX 100,000. There is a balance of UGX 400,000 which I'm planning to spend on school fess for my child who is in secondary school.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will spend for educating my two children. Iam a widow who lost a spouse an earlier stage when my children needed to study and I could not sustain to pay all their fees. This prompted my two sons to drop out of school in order to support me with farming such that we could get money to pay others school fees, so givedirectly money is great relief to me because I will spend it for buying a laptop for my girl studying survey and land information system at kyebongo university. She will be my bread winner to support the family in future.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is afternoon especially when Iam chatting with my fellow staff mates at school. They give me ecouraging words and this relieves me off some stress.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is lack money adequate money for educating my children. Being a widow Iam over burdened on how to get money to pay school fees for my girl at kyebongo university and a boy studying at Amus college.
