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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1244 USD)
access_time 10 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I bought 2 cows and land where I plan to embark on farming. I hope that this will be helpful to my family and future of my grand children.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly has been of great help to me, now I have land for agriculture and my family is happy. It should continue to support even more people. Thank you so much Give directly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought solar and battery at 600000 to put it into my built house
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($634 USD)
access_time 11 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was home with my family, I felt so happy, I thought I was not seeing well so I told my child to confirm the message
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I had no place to stay but now I have am building a house.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
We bounce land and roofing.
Enrolled
access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
We plan to buy a peice of land near Bududa /Bukigayi center to construct a house and move with my family to a safer place.
I also plan to buy a cow and continue doing some Farming for sustainability.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was able to harvest some coffee last month, when I sold it I was in position to buy food for my family for some weeks this has brought me Joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
When it rains heavily we get worried because our crops always get washed away and my house leaks , so we sleep when the house is so cold. This makes us to fall sick from time to time.
