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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1289 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Building a house and starting a business
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD does well in helping people who are in extreme poverty
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Bought a piece of land, and a bull for rearing
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($633 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was seated at a certain place in the village when I received the money. I felt relief that at last give directly had fulfilled it's promise of sending us help.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I used to eat once in a day but now I eat 3 meals a day, I did some shopping as a lady as I had taken long without buying anything for myself, I also did some shopping for my unborn baby.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought a cow, some poultry, I also bought a mattress for myself and husband, I used some to go for a scan as I am pregnant.
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Land in a safer place worth 4miliin because
More calf
What is the happiest part of your day?
My family is alive
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The salary is not enough since am a nursery
No savings in Kenya
My son is sick wabomba aron
Hunger the land is not enough
