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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time 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 is different in that I now have a wife to prepare meals, more clothes to change to, and land to cultivate food crops. Before, my dressing was poor, just a shirt and trouser, no land to cultivate more food, and I couldn't marry wife due to lack of livestock to pay pride price.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well giving us money directly that has enabled people to acquire livestock, land , household items and building iron sheet roofed houses.There's nothing it hasn't done well.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
My second transfer was spent to pay debts, hired cultivation land, and to buy clothes.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($471 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a wife in the home.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy because I have never held such an amount of money.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent all my first transfer to buy livestock which was used as dowry in marrying a wife.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means purchasing oxen for ploughing and cows for milk purposes.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I spend time with my wife and she tells me stories.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of agricultural land. This makes me to hire gardens every season.
