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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($404 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying my children's school fees to enable them acquire education. I also invested in farming as this is where I will get continued income with which i will continue paying school fees for my children.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because i cleared school fees for my children and most importantly invested in farming with the transfers i received and by doing so I am sure continued income with which i will educate my children and this wouldn't be the case if I hadn't received because my children were failing to acquire education since they were always being sent home for school fees and I would feel bad because there isn't a thing I could do about it without money.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD specifically the staff communicate so well with us and are also respectful towards us so they do well by doing so.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($421 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on renting 2 acres of land for growing sugarcane. I am doing this as an investment from which I will get school fees for my children since i am their only parent left.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Feeling peaceful because i have money to facilitate my family's needs is the biggest difference in my daily life. I couldn't afford the needs of my family before the transfers because I had no stable source of income.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($112 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
Well, a cow! I spent my my first transfer on a cow for milk and future income for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I spent some days without knowing that I had received but when I got to know it I was so happy and started planning for my transfer immediately.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
First of all,i intend to spend to spend the cash transfer on renovating the house i live in with my children since it leaks whenever it rains, part of the balance i intend to buy a cow for milk production for both home consumption and for sale to increase on my household income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I did have a cow that i used to get milk for home consumption and for sale,but i sold it to pay school fees for my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge i do experience is having no enough land for farming to feed my family, and yet its not fertile enough to produce a good yield.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy during afternoon hours when am done with the days garden work,and i have had lunch with my children.
