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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX
access_time 8 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 do good farming and get good harvest
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done exceedingly well ,I recommend the same processes elsewhere.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent most of it on buying land and livestock
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($613 USD)
access_time 12 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Was in the bedroom and was overwhelmed with joy,I thought of owning property now (Cow)
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
We now eat a balanced diet
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Cow,such that we start taking milk as a family
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
With the cash transfer, I plan to build a kitchen worth USD 277, I will also buy onions seeds of USD 277 which I will plant and at a later time earn us more money. Since I enjoy keeping a cow and getting milk, I will buy a cow of USD 277. The remaining balance of USD 1111 will be used to buy a plot of land in Namezi which is a flat area.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I became very happy when I sold my bull and got money which helped us to buy a plot of land and maize seeds that will help us have food security in the family and stop buying food everyday.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We currently face of a problem of sickness which disturbs and yet there is no money to cater for health care hence hindering us from doing work that can earn us money.
We also face a problem of lack of school fees for our school going children who study at Lusagali primary school hence attending classes irregularly.
