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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($400 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 a house. I used my transfer to finish my house and kitchen because the second transfer wasn't enough.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I now have a good house, solar power and a bicycle from the transfer, this makes my life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly does well to be honest in your activities from the GD first officer to the last officer.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($425 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on constructing a 2roomed iron roofed house because I was staying in a single room grass thatched house that was almost falling.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Being able to live happily without worrying about whether or not we shall have the next meal is the biggest difference in my life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($112 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying iron sheets. I am actually constructing a descent iron roofed house because the house I have been staying in is grass thatched and it leaks.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy when I received the money that my wife and I ululated and danced that night.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to buy iron sheets to build a better house and buy land for farming coz I just migrated here due to lack of land in my place of birth.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement was buying this plot of land where am seated now which enabled me to marry this wife of mine.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship faced was shortage of land in my birth place which forced me to delay marrying.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is at 6pm when I come back from grazing my cow.
