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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($450 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life has changed because through these transfers, I have plastered my incomplete permanent house. I now sleep in a clean house. Secondly, I will soon shift to a spacious permanent house. Before these transfers, I slept in an unplastered house which was not enough for me and the children.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by giving me money for plastering my permanent house and building another permanent house for myself. According to me, GiveDirectly, has not done any wrong.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I paid off a debt, bought building materials ( 1 trip of sand, 10 bags of cement), paid labour and water.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($460 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life will soon change after my husband and I have shifted to our spacious permanent house which is at finishing level. Currently, we are still sleeping in a small a double permanent house with no privacy because we share the same room with our children. If one had to get out at night, you have to jump over the other or in convince the ones sleeping near the door.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt very happy because I got money which was going to help me build spacious permanent house.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought building materials ( 2 trips of sand, 3 trips of bricks, timber, nails, iron sheets, wires, 10 bags of cement) worth UGX 1,700,000.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I receive this money, I will renovate the house, buy some oxen and pay debts so that we regain our land which we staked as collateral.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the in morning when I wake up and first pray.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of enough agricultural equipments to facilitate proper agriculture.
