We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1278 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?
I hope to start a business to take care of my family and have constructed a good home for them.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Nothing was difficult about the whole process, give directly is the best and it's up to us the recipients to utilize our money well because this kind of help had never reached me. Give directly is on the right track and there's nothing to change nor improve on.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought land in bunanjoki village and I now proudly own land of 2,500,000/ and I bought two cows.
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 working, I felt so happy
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
We live happily
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
A cow
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Incase I get this cash transfer I plan to buy a peice of land and construct inorder to move my family in a safe place.
I hope to buy a cow , so I can rear to give birth am sure I can make profit in future.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last 6 months what has given me Joy is getting a good woman to marry. I now feel good because I have a wife.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Currently am facing a challenge of water that comes from underground, it gets too cold in the house . Even our crops don't grow very well because of the too much water in the gardens.
