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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1662250 UGX ($459 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Before GD's intervention, I used to till the ground with hand hoe using my bare hands which was so tiresome. The food production was low because I could not till large chunks of land because I did not have enough energy due to my old age. Secondly, I used to do a lot of agricultural manual work in order to sustain the well being of my household. Now that I received transfers from GD, I can plough with my oxen and I no longer do casual labor because these transfers enabled my achieve what I lacked in my household. For example, I bought household items like beddings, utensils, Food and livestock.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has tremendously changed my well being by sending transfers which have impacted my life positively. I haven't noticed anything bad done by GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I hired farmland, I stocked food in the house, purchased household items,
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($467 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I now have an oxen that is being utelised for ploughing. I sleep on a good bed with bedsheets. These two are my big achievents. Before I received the transfer, I used a hand hoe for ploughing and sleept on a local mattress made out of a suck and grass.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received this transfer I felt happy, It was my first time to get such a big amount of money. I huged my husband with joy and we prayed together.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer for buying an oxen at UGX 1,100,000. The remaining money was spent on purchase of a mattress, bed, bedsheets, utensils and food.
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access_time almost 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will straight away buy oxen for ploughing.Upto now we are using hand hoes for tilling the ground and this has made me and family members not to dig a big portion of the garden where we could plant more crops. The remainder of the money I would use to buy cement to plaster the house, hire a piece of land to cultivate more crops so as to get more food in the house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is lunch time. It is the time of the day when I'm with my family members sharing a meal and chating together.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Lack of adequate land for crop cultivation is my biggest hardship. The small piece of land cannot provide enough area for extensive crop cultivation. With a bigger portion of land, I could grow more crops which I could sell to get more money for my family.
