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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?
To complete the house in Mbale for business and relocation in case of any disasters in the village
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD is very different because of the way they are honest and the way their workers approach about the work
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Constructing a house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($616 USD)
access_time 3 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was going for the burial, I stopped somewhere and checked the account and confirmed , I felt so happy and thanked God .the first thought was to buy land and construct .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
There is a big difference in my life, my level has been raised, I afforded the cloth of 3
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am still keeping the money yet to pay the owner.
Enrolled
access_time 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Buy land to settle, pay fees and buy my own cow and do business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When my husband send me some money to buy food and pay fees for my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
