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.
Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
There will be no further updates from this completed recipient.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686157 UGX ($454 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
check
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different now because I sleep in an iron roofed house. Before I got the transfer, termites could destroy the thatch and the wall of my hut and I could replace grass thatch yearly. Now that am aging and getting weaker, GiveDirectly has saved me from this struggle.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly did well to give me money that enabled me to construct an iron roofed house. They do well to follow me up after getting the transfers. Their presence in my home makes me happy. There is nothing they did bad.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer for buying materials that I used for completing the construction of the iron roofed house for my self.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($466 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
attach_money
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness, for i am going to have iron sheet roofed house, saving me from searching for grass to re-roof the old round house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy bricks, sand, cement, roofing nails in preparation to build a simple iron sheet roofed house, and repaired my daughter's bicycle.
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money since I am very old person, I am going to buy bicycle for transporting me to the hospital whenever I fall sick.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is evening .when I am staying with my ground- ground children and they tell me their stories from school. especially singing their songs from school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which I face in my family is hunger. since am very old person , I can't dig any more
