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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($400 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Oh yes, a cow and a house! I am renovating my house, I bought a cow for rearing as well as paying school fees for my grand children.thanks
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If i didn't get a transfer, I wouldn't have been able to renovate my house, paid school fees and bought a cow.thanks.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Well, GD gave us money directly from the donor to the poor.thanks
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($424 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
Buying building materials is what i spent my second transfer on i am planning to build a nother house and demolish the one i am staying in because it's full of cracks and its soon falling down.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that i am able to buy food for my family in this period when food is scarce in the community.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($113 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
We were faced with famine so I used my first transfer to buy posho (50kgs) for home consumption. I also used some of the money to pay school dues for my children.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very excited when I received the money because I had never held such money wholesomely in my entire life owing to the fact that i am not employed.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly,i am planning to spend the cash transfer on renovating and expand the family house with some privacy and part of it i will buy a cow for dairy production to increase on my household income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I did have a cow that i could milk for both home consumption and for sale to increase on my household income.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced is the current long drought that has affected my crops to dry in the garden and i have nothing to harvest at all for feed my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy in the evening hours when i am chatting with my neighbours about village events.
