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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($402 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on constructing a house for my family since my previous house was really small.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I would be living a life full of worries if I had never received the transfers however I no longer worry about issues to do with finance since I can easily solve such issues with my transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GD does well by giving us financial transfers.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($424 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
Okay,house. I spent my second transfer on building a house since I have been sleeping in a small grassed thatched house
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Owning a big roofed house is the biggest difference in my life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($113 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
Ok, bricks and solar panel! I spent my first transfer on bricks for a house of about two bedrooms because the one i have now is very small and its walls are very weak that anytime it may fall on me. I also bought a solar panel for light because the cost of paraffin is high on a daily basis.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I woke up and my child told me that I had received money from GiveDirectly via my Mobile phone. I danced with joy because I knew this money was going to change my standard of living.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building another house because this one leaks.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of are my children because they have taken good care of me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is loosing my husband and my parents because i was left alone.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I have something to eat.
