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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1246 USD)
access_time 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to have built a house and bought a cow.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD kept the promise of money I'd never received and there was no corruption.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I plan on buying land so that I can build and relocate
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($631 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was home in the morning farming.
I was very happy because I had doubts.
I first thought about buying land although the money wasn't complete.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I can now eat and live a better life.
My family is fine.
I can now farm and have cows.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I deposited one million on a piece of land so that I can build and relocate.
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
In case i get the cash transfer intend to buy a piece of land in Nangako trading center which is a safer place n construct a house there , then retain this land am living right now for farming
What is the happiest part of your day?
The Government gave me food and a blanket in August 2022 through district officials in Bunamaasa village as people who are living in highly risky areas that are affected by heavy rains. This gave me hope that the government thinks about its people
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
One of the biggest challenges am currently facing is water coming from underground when it rains heavily,
the house gets too cold which also affects my health, garden and leaves cracks in the houses.
Am always worried that anytime my house will be washed away.
