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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686157 UGX ($449 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?
I am so happy because I was able to build a house. Had GiveDirectly not given me the cash transfers, I would have died without sleeping in a nice iron roofed house. Moreso famine would have killed us.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well by giving the needy unconditional cash transfers that have changed our lives. However there is no wrong doings I know of that GiveDirectly has committed.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 1,100,000 ugx of my second transfer to plaster my house. I am keeping the balance of 500,000 ugx for buying food and other necessities.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($472 USD)
access_time almost 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 now own two bulls that have changed my status in the community. I will soon use these bulls for ploughing land ready for cultivation. Previously, I would dig using the hand hoe.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received my first transfers, I felt very happy.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
When I received my first transfers, I bought two bulls at 1,400,000ugx which I intend to use to help in ploughing land for cultivation of crops. The balance of 300,000ugx I am using it for feeding.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of money to buy agricultural inputs like oxen and ox plough.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means buying oxen and ox plough that will facilitate farming in my household.
