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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1685137 UGX ($441 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 now own a beautiful iron roofed house. It's like dream come true.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
They had good customer care
What did you spend your second transfer on?
Recipient spent her transfer on finishing her house
Bricks @ 400,000
Cement @ 60,000
Iron sheets @ 108,000
Doors @ 180,000
And used the balance for wages of builders and home maintenance
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($476 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that now am going to get a place of my own and move out of the rented house that i have been using
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When i received the transfer i was very very happy up to now i am still happy
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I am going to buy bricks, iron sheets and build a house and also stop providing labour on the sugarcane plantation that have been cutting my hands . I am going to buy a cow and do things on my own
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access_time over 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means helping myself move from poverty to a better standard of living.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I am able to find basic necessities of life like soap and sugar.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life failure to have a stable source of income.
