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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($445 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought a mattress worth 120,000 ugx, and I hired a plot of land at 650,000 ugx per annum. I also spent 110,000 ugx to purchase two big saucepan and Clothes at 20,000 ugx. The balance of the cash transfer I am spending it on feeding the family and buying other basic needs.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The most important thing givedirectly did so well was to send me the cash transfers that enabled me buy house hold items and change my standard of living. I am very happy for the assistance, however there is nothing I can say that givedirectly has failed to execute well. My only prayer is that givedirectly should continue to support the poor and if possible they should add us more cash transfers.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I am healthy now and happier. I now live in a clean house which was dusty and not conducive. I used to sleep on a rusty mat but when the cash transfers came, I was able to buy beddings and plaster my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($470 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer for buying a bull at 700,000Ugx and I have kept 1,000,000Ugx for buying building materials.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I recieved my first transfer I was very happy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have owned a bull and am to sleep in an iron roofed house in the near future.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The single biggest hardship i face is illness,i have suffered from eye problem for 14 years and this is too costly to treate.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest moment is during morning hours. This is when am at the borehole fetching water while having stories with my fellow village women.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Buying a cow, piece of land ,household items is what i plan to invest the transfers. My family members shall be consuming milk from the cow which shall improve our diet.
