We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1685137 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I never had clothes to change after even bathing but I bought some clothes and am now able to change at least two times everyday. My house was only made of mud but I was able to blaster it all including the floor, no more dust in my house. I now have light at my home because of the solar kit that I bought. I never had any chairs at my home but now my guests come and are able to sit comfortably on the plastic chairs that I bought.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly gave me money which they had promised me. They did only good, nothing bad.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought 10 bags Cement at 300,000=, Sand worth 50,000=, Solar at 130,000=, I paid for Labor at 200,000=, I bought a mattress at 120,000=, a bed 70,000=, Doors for shuttering my house at 300,000=, Chairs at 200,000=, the balance of about 40,000= I have been spending it on home welfare.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($476 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Extreme Poverty. "We lack basic needs and its really shamefull to keep on requesting from neighbours and other relatives, starving due to lack of food, no enterprise".
What is the happiest part of your day?
She said;
"Being censused in Givefirectly, and on this day the great news of receiving cash, being given a phone-Iam now on air- my hope is highly restored. Thank Givedirectly.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"It is a very big blessing to me", she said. It means poverty eradication from her household she added.
