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Hellen's family
Hellen
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
37
workCampaign
Standard Uganda
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($452 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer for buying a cow at 700,000Ugx, paid off a morgage of 500,000Ugx for my garden and the remaining money we used for buying Bricks.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly has done well to give me cash which has greatly changed my life for the better and Give Directly has not done anything bad.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now happy because of my garden that I have got back and my cow, If l wouldn't have got this money buying a cow and getting back my garden was not going to be easy for me and my husband.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($477 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I was able to purchase iron sheets worth 390,000 ugshs, one bag of cement at 30,000 ugshs, purchased three bags of maize as away of saving my money for buying bricks when they are available worth 300,000 ugshs, purchased cassava at 100,000 ugshs,a bed and mattress at 100,000 ugshs, purchased a wooden door and tables at 120,000 ugshs, utensils and clothes I bought at 70,000 ugshs and the balance of 590,000 I have it in cash from waiting for bricks when they are available to purchase since they are scarce now due to high demand.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy because I had been in poverty for a number of years but a well wisher came my way and has sent me that amount of money without paying back.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
It's very good to see that my living conditions and and standards have changed. Formally, I was sleeping in a leaking semi petmanent house but Givedirectly through my first transfers had enabled me to buy cement to renovate the house I was sleeping in. I had also acquired household utensils in order to have hygienic living conditions that have been lacking in my home. When a vistor came to my home, I would feel a shamed to draw water for the visitor because I did not have presentable cups for drawing water. I used to sleep on the floor but now I sleep on a bed and my children are clothed well compared to the previous days.
 
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access_time almost 7 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough land for cultivation.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings when am together with my children eating dinner.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money mean having wealth. I will buy cattle that will reproduce and hence wealth.