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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($453 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on hiring garden land at 500,000 ugx to at least have a place to cultivate because I had no enough land for cultivation.
I then had to get back land that was hired out years back at 700,000 ugx such that I would have bigger place to cultivate a variety of foods.
The remaining money was the one I used for feeding my family and celebrating Christmas
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by giving me money which helped to treat my self and then get me land that i thought I would never get.
In my opinion givedirectly has not done anything wrong.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because this transfer has brought happiness and health. This is because when I was sick, this transfer helped me to treat myself. If I had never received the transfer, I would still be poor and miserable like before.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($477 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first cash transfer to buy 4 bags of Millet, and I also bought two mattresses, and 1 wooden bed, and I also spent part of the money to repair my bicycle. I also bought 2 chickens , and I also used part of the cash transfer to treat myself, and I have kept the balance of the cash transfer to cater for other family basic needs.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received the money, my heart skipped a beat. I was very happy and I am very grateful to GD for helping me with the cash transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
There is a very big improvement in my daily life. I do not have alot of worries about health because I now have money to pay for my medical bills, and to buy basic needs.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i face in life is hunger.This is because I lack oxen to help me in ploughing crop gardens that would produce some quatity of crop yields to be used in my family for feeding.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is lunch ours after i eat food.This is when my grand child starts playing and smiles because he is sastisfied.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Recieving this money will help me to buy azebu cow and oxen.The cow will provide milk for my family and oxen i shall use them for ploughing gardens that i can plant crops.This will make me get enough crop products,hence reducing hunger in my family.
