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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($447 USD)
access_time 5 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 in that I am no longer sickly because there's peace of mind and I feel happy. Before, my health was not good due to stress and over thinking.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well giving money directly to enable people to build iron roofed houses, buy livestock, acquire household items like clothes, mattresses, and this has made people happy in the community. I can't identify anything it hasn't done well in my opinion.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
My second transfer was spent to buy food, a few household items like clothes, solar for lighting at night, and the rest were used to plaster my iron roofed house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($466 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am a stress free person now because I can now off set any challenge at home with the support of GiveDirectly cash transfer.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my cash transfer, I felt happy because I had got capital to facilitate my projects.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my cash transfer worth UGX 1,700,000 for giving a tith of UGX 50,000, UGX 150,000 was spent on feeding/clothes and the balance of UGX I, 500,000, I intend to spend it on buying a motor cycle for carrying out boda boda business.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a means of helping to get money to buy cattle to keep for future use.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is evening hours when am done with my daily work .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which I face in my life is sickness and poor rudmentary methods of farming .
