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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($453 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different now in that, previously by this time I would have sold my rice harvest to pay school fees. Therefore this money has helped me a lot cater for school fees meaning that I have saved my rice for next year's fees. In addition to this, I managed to purchase new beddings especially a bigger bed and mattress plus bed cover which I did not have hopes of sleeping on. Lastly, the money I received especially the first one enabled me complete my commercial building that was faced by a stumbling block of cash and it had stayed at a rim beam level for so long.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, we lived in difficult situations like sleeping in ramschuckled houses, limited land to cultivate, high rate of school drop outs among others. GiveDirectly has restored hope, joy and happiness to my community because this transfers have changed lives tremendously. In my view, I give GiveDirectly thumps up because there's no other organization that has done what GD has done.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second money on paying fees for my son who's pursuung agricultural course. I spent part on buying household items like beddings. The remaining money I saved it for paying school fees for other children who are soon returning to school.
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.
A complishing the construction of our house is an achievement in my life. I would have not completed it within the short time if it was not for the transfer because I relied on the income from the agricultural harvest which was seasonal and little.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer, I felt so happy. It was 2:00 am, we got up and started planning for our money.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer for buying 40 Iron sheets, 9 bags of cement, 3 trips of sand that I used for completing the construction of my house.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will complete roofing my commercial house that we are building at the nearby centre. If I complete that house, it will be an essay for the family that will support generate money in form of rent for paying tuition and meet other family needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when my children have gone to school and have not been chased for school fees.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship faced in my life is that, I do not have adequate source of funds for paying tuition for my children. I struggle a lot to do farming that is rain fed which some times is not reliable hence poor harvests and some children have to drop out of school.
