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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($403 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my third transfer to construct a four room house because i was sleeping in a single room with my children
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life has changed by getting a bigger house where i have some better secrecy than i was in a one room house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinoin, GD has done a good job by giving us money not like others who give us seeds, i dont see any thing thats not well with GD
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($420 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building an iron roofed house and move away from the small grass thatched house we are living in now.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is being able to build a house something I never though would ever happen in my life. Now my family will move to a bigger house and avoid contesting in the small house we are in now. I am really grateful for what GD has enabled me to do
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($118 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
Bought 9 iron sheets, a bicycle, chicken and the rest spent on a few basic needs in the home
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Build a house, buy a cow and rent land for farming
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a bigger house because the one I am in is very small, rent a bigger place in the swamp to cultivate rice because if I cultivate rice , it will give me good money unlike the maize
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is being able to farm and carry out my business of making pancakes. As a result, i managed to buy my hens that I sold and bought iron sheets to replace the old licking ones
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is having a very small house because it's where my hens sleep and when a visitor comes they have no where to stay
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am from church and God having given me life up to the evening of that day
