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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660300 UGX ($440 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
These days, my life has greatly improved because I paid the bride price for my wife and renovated the house where I sleep. Previously, the house I slept in was very old and leaked whenever it rained. In addition, I didn't have the money to renovate it and also to buy livestock for paying my wife's bride price.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by giving the poor people like me unconditional cash transfers which have helped me to renovate my old thatched house among so many other things. On theother hand, there is nothing bad that this organisation has done.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
Althought part of my second transfer was stolen, I used the other portion to buy groundnut seeds, settle medical bills and for ploughing an acre of land. Currently, I still have some little balance that I hope to use for settling future demands.
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 change that I have seen in my daily life is that, I feel happy because I have renovated my grass thatched houses that had been leaking. previously, I had to seat whenever it rained at night due to the leaky roof.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my first cash transfer, I felt happy because I would be able to renovate my grass thatched houses that had been dilapidated for long. I had no hope of renovating my houses because it is very expensive.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first cash transfer worth UGX 930,000 for buying bricks for constructing my permanent house. I bought grass for renovating my grass thatched houses worth UGX 420,000. I paid school fees and uniform worth UGX 130,000. I then paid a debt of UGX 130,000 for the money I had borrowed for meeting funeral expenses for my late spouse. The balance of UGx 90,000, I spent on buying food for the family.
Enrolled
access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When i receive this money, i will pay school fees for my children, put up a house and buy some cows that will help in ploughing and diary.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am relaxing after garden work.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced is raising my children as a single father. My wife passed on and left me with a young child.
