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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($399 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on constructing a house for my second wife since she was living with her co-wife.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The situation was bad and we were always worried about where we would get what to eat with this famine however my life is different in a way that we no longer worry about finances because we received transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GD does well by being tolerant with us since some people have poor attitudes. They were also very patient with us e.g they visit us as many times as possible until they solve our issues.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($419 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on construction of my house that was in a poor state
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is getting a house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($117 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the following things on my first transfer (1)paid school fees for my child in a Nursery school (2) I also bought a weighing scale and a use bicycle to support my husband who started selling coffee and (3) I also sunk a pit latrine that I will complete with the next transfer
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am going to open up a retail shop in my village that will increase my family income as well as complete my pit latrine
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to spend my transfer on aquiring land and then effect growing of more crops such as tomatoes, buy maize in wholesale and then resell to help me educate my children and then take care of them
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is buying a plot of land which has helped me to increase on my cultivation.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have ever faced is losing my father because it forced me to get married as a second woman. This is because life became too hard
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is during evening hours when I have finished all my day's work and am together with my family charting and laughing
