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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($399 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on stocking food since we were suffering from hunger. I also bought goats for rearing as an investment.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different In a way that i no longer have to do hard labour to access my needs especially food because i managed to stock food with the transfers i received which wasn't the case before the transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GD does well by choosing remote villages to be the ones to benefit from transfers because by doing so, they present such villages with an opportunity to develop.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($419 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building a good house because I was very badly off, sleeping like a rat.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my status in the community has greatly changed since am now considered one of the responsible men. I can't believe that even Kakayi, vulnerable as I am, can build a good house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($117 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying Iron sheets,bricks and I also paid for labour and transporting these materials because I have started on buliding a big roof house since am tired of the grassed-thatched house .Am proud of GiveDirectly.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying a cow because I want to do farming and also do some finishing incase my house is not finished.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building an iron roofed house because my grass thatched house has so far caught fire twice and if I build an iron roof , I am likely to going to suffer from the fires
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement l am proudest of is having had my children who are now helping me like this helper of mine in the give directly programme
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is sickness that fails me to do my daily activities. I suffer from gonorrhoea
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is midmorning as I am from the garden and eating something
