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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1685137 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I now have a nice bed and my house house is in a good shape than it was before Give Directly gave me the cash.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Giving us cash as a family was nice. This helped to cement my relationship with my husband since we had to a gree on hiw best ee should spend our transfer.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought some household items such as matresses, bed sheets chairs, jericans and utensals at 550000. All the balancethat total a to 1080000 was spent on renovating our main house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($468 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The difference is that now am able to acquire most of the things I need
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the transfer because I had failed to implement my plans.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought clothes at 100000/=, a plot of land 1400000/=, 2 bags of maize 70000/= and the balance is being used for feeding.
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
To me receiving this money means getting a chance to own livestock like cows and goats for future use incase of a finance problem.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning waking up in good health.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The hardship I have faced in my life is not being educated to a higher level. This has affected me in a way that I can not get a good job to sustain my family.
