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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($454 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am glad that the cash transfers empowered me financially to pay the children's school fees. The second cash transfers completed the construction of a permanent house. Unfortunately,in the month of May, my house was destroyed by heavy rains. I was miserable because my dreams of living under a permanent house were shuttered.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well to send people cash transfers that helped us for example to construct permanent houses.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the second cash transfer to complete the construction of the house. I also paid school fees with part of the cash transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($464 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest change in my daily life is that, I have bought the materials for building my home, I am soon achieving my plan of moving away from my brother's land. Further more, I paid school fees for my children and medical bills for my mother. I am currently staying in my brother portion of land, being a single mother I needed to get my children their own home but I couldn't afford building materials.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I recieved my money, I became very happy because the plan I had of constructing my own home was going to be achieved.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to purchase 3 trips of brikes at UGX 830,000 1 trip of sand at UGX 100,000 and construction labour at UGX 200,000. I also spent UGX 400,000 on the education of my children, hired an acre of land at UGX 100,000 paid medical bill at UGX and 70,000.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a means of helping me to hire land for farming ,since I don't have enough land .
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is evening because this is the time always play with my children when they come back from school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which i face is lack of land for farming since I separated with my hubands , the culture of teso dose not allow girl child to own land.
