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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1685137 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
It has made me own a home which has given me a lot of happiness making me stress free.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has give us free money and gave us the liberty to budget for it according to our need and there is nothing bad with GiveDirectly as per now.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
We used 550,000/= to complete our plot of land and we used 1,050,000/= to start up a business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($464 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest headship I face is lack of land for farming
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest party of my day is evening at the time of going to bed
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving cash transfers from Give Directly means changing my life and other people's lives in my household . It helps to increase on household assets and it also a source of capital to start up new business which help to generate income to the household
