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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($455 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy iron sheets, timber, pay labour to complete building my simple iron sheet roofed house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, givedirectly has done well helping community people by giving them money to up-lift their livelihood, and i don't see anything it hasn't done well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if i never received the money in that i acquired household items i would not have had, and I sleep comfortably in my iron sheet roofed house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($472 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first cash transfer on purchasing iron sheets and I also bought bricks that I used to construct my house. I also bought some household property like mattress and clothes and part of the cash transfer I am using to buy food and other necessities.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
That moment when I received the cash transfer was my happiest day ever. I was so happy and I chanted songs of praise the whole day.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has changed for the better. I now own my house and I sleep comfortably without any worries like before when I had no good house.
Enrolled
access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is when I was operated when I failed to give birth to my last born child and this had affected my health life update.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is after lunch ,this makes me very happy because I have at list eaten some thing better than any one who has not tested any thing since morning.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means alot to my life for example, it will help to raise the standards of living in my household through the things I will buy like cows which will provide me with milk .
