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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686157 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Everything was slow before I got this money for example construction was gonna take me along time unlike now GD has helped and everything is happening so fast.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly gave almost everyone in the village money that enable them acquire property they did not own. So many people have been picked from a bad state to a better state. Everything is well.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer as follows; Making bricks @350000 and save 1283000.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($468 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I wake up happy everyday because I now own what I never hoped I would possess.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy the moment I received this money. I knew all my desires had been fulfilled.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my transfer to purchase 20 iron sheets, and water tank and other building materials.
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means i will nolonger sleep in a grass thatched house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Its when i have money because i can buy anything i feel like.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
