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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($450 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Life is different than it would been because I sleep better on a mattress with bedsheets, unlike before where I used old beddings for sleeping. In addition, the taxi motorcycle bought earlier has eased movement to long distances, on top of being a source of money to meet daily expenses.This wasn't the there before.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well giving money that enabled people to build iron sheet roofed houses, buy livestock and acquire household items to support their livelihood. There's nothing it hasn't done well in my opinion.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
My second transfer was spent to hire cultivation land, buy seeds of groudnuts, maize and beans, and pay school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($464 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 got transportation means which has eased our movements and other things which i did not have like clothes.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt happy.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I have spent my first transfer to top up for motorbike for transportation and at same time business at 1,500,000ugx,bought household goods mattress at 150,000ugx and clothes at 50,000ugx.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan is to spend the transfers for building ironroofed house and buying household items.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest moments comes always during lunch time in the afternoon.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough money for buying household items and building a permanent iron-roofed house.
