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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 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?
My current situation is different in that I have finished building my house. This has made my lifestyle easy in terms of renovating the house and comfort as compared to before where I had to buy grass every year. When there is no money to renovate the grass thatched house, my family and I could sleep in a leaking house with great discomfort as the beds get wet during the rainny season.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well by helping me with money that has relieved me from buying grass as I have constructed my iron roofed house.
On the other hand, GiveDirectly has done absolutely nothing bad.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent all my second transfer Ugx 1632000 to buy building materials such as cement, sand, bricks, timber, ironsheets, nails among others and paying for labor that constructed my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($463 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have got my land back which I had mortgaged.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer, I felt happy and I ululated.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used for first transfer for paying off mortgage of 1,400,000ugx. I bought food, household items( a mattress, bedsheets, kitchen utensils, clothes). I spent 100,000ugx on treatment .
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access_time 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means investing in agriculture through buying land.
This land will enhance on our household's source of livelihood.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Afternoon time is my happiest part of the day.This is after having a meal at my household.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of enough money to invest in farming.
