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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($453 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second to treat myself,I got operated and my health is ok now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done well to give transfer to the poor people and make them use their transfer as they wish.I have not seen where givedirectly has not done well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
This transfer has changed my health,previously I was very sick and I was supposed to undergo an operation but i did not have money,but when I received my transfer I was able to undergo the operation and get treatment,my health is ok now.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($475 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to purchase food because famine had hit us alot and we were starving due to lack of food. I also cleared my debts worth 500,000 UGX , and I spent the remaining 1,000,000 UGX to boost up my husband's retail produce business which was struggling.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was the happiest when I received a mobile money message that day. I jubilated the whole day and till now I am still jubilating because that transfer raised me up from the grassroots of poverty.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Long before Givedirectly started I would spend a day without eating a meal, by with the coming of Givedirectly I can now afford to eat there meals a day. So my life has really changed so much.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which I faced was the sickness of my son which took all the money which I saved for his treatment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is noon time. because at that time I don't feel any sickness, but during night you feel like they have put a heavy stone on your back.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will help me to buy a motorcycle for my husband .because he is tired of ridding a bicycle.and this will help to make the distance short.
