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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1187 USD)
access_time 9 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to buy land and construct a better house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly transfers is an exception from the rest
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I am planning to go and buy land because i live in a risky area
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($614 USD)
access_time 10 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I WAS AT HOME WONDERING WHY GIVEDIRECTLY HAD TAKEN LONG, THAT'S WHEN THE MESSAGE POPPED IN. I KNELT DOWN AND THANKED GOD
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
THE ABILITY TO EAT FOOD WITH MY FAMILY
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
IRON SHEETS , BECAUSE OUR PREVIOUS HOUSE WAS VERY OLD ALMOST GOING TO FALL US
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
This is a great opportunity for because I will be able to buy a piece land with the 1st installment that I will receive from Give Directly, and be a le to move my family to a safe place where hopefully I will have built a house with the 2nd installment.
I am so grateful for such an opportunity to receive this money.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I was so happy to harvest some coffee in the month of October last year though it did not yield much due to the unfertile soil because I cannot afford money to buy fertilizer for my garden.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge I am facing is the current hot season that we experience from the month of January to April every year, which has caused drought in my village Silayi in Butoto subcounty leading to hunger. It is challenging to because at my age I am forced to look for some casual work like digging in the neighbors so I am able to put some food on the table.
Then also during the rainy season our area gets surrounded by water flowing from the the top making the ground in the house soggy making us live in fear thinking any time I and my family may be washed away by land slides.
