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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686517 UGX ($454 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 life is different in that, I have been in position to acquire a plot of land in a trading center where am going to construct a commercial house, some thing I couldn't afford before receiving this transfer, given the school fees burden that I had.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly has done well to give people money that has enabled many to build houses and get many other things and Give Directly has not done anything bad.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent UGX 1,000,000 of my second transfer for buying a plot of land.
I have not yet spent UGX 632,000 but I'm planning to send it on making and burning bricks for constructing a commercial house in the plot of land I bought.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($458 USD)
access_time over 5 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 been relieved from the burden of school fees that I had, and I have been in position to own a bull that is going to ease my farming.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I became very happy.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first to pay school fees for my 3 children at 1,200,000 ugx, and I bought a bull at 500,000 ugx.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means to build a permanent iron-roofed house and pay school fees. The transfers will enable me pay school fees for my children studying in secondary, that's st Teresa and bukedea life line.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moments is always afternoons while resting from garden work.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i face is lack of money for paying school fees. This is because i find it always very difficult to raise money for fees whenever the term opens, so my children delay reporting to school.
