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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1254 USD)
access_time 8 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to have a running business by next year that will enable me pay school fees and feed my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly has worked so well in giving us cash... through enrolling the beneficiary directly and ensuring that the cash goes directly to the person. I support the same process elsewhere.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent most of it on constructing a house for business in the trading centre
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($648 USD)
access_time 9 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was home.
I was very happy because I never thought I would have received.
I was thankful.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
There's a big change because we now have a business.
My family is fine.
I will be able to buy land.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought a cow because it can keep money safe.
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I Plan to buy a plot of land at USD 1351 and then the balance of USD 540 WILL help me secure a cow for milking and at least sell milk to cater for basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What made me very happy in the last 6 months, I gave birth to my baby boy without operating me and another thing that made me happy is all my children are still alive.Despite the fact that we always struggle to get food.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am currently facing a problem in that I cannot afford paying school fees for children who are studying at Napolo primary school which is a private school. I also face a challenge of getting food for my people. Landslide have has also destroyed crops which we could sell and access basic needs.
