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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1652800 UGX ($442 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 500,000 ugx on my spouse's medical bills and the remaining balance of 1,000,000 ugx I am planning to plaster my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am so happy that givedirectly did so well to send me the cash transfers that enabled me purchase land and plaster my house. In my opinion there is nothing that givedirectly has not done well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is so comfortable and I am very grateful that givedirectly enabled me accomplish what I had dreamed of doing before. My grand children will have property to inherit in the future. If givedirectly had not sent me the cash transfer, I would have lost the land I had acquired and poverty would have also hit me so hard.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1719800 UGX ($472 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 1,500,000 ugx of my first transfer to buy land and then I spent 200,000 ugx to buy beddings.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money I became very happy and overjoyed that givedirectly had fulfilled their promise to me because I had an outstanding debt on land that I had not cleared and I was on tension.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference is that I am now relieved after clearing the outstanding debts hence enabling me acquire land compared to the past when I did not have enough land to practice agriculture. I am now happier because I also sleep on a comfortable bed.
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access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i faced in life is ,at one point i was bewitched . This made me suffer alot and i ended up selling part of the land inorder to raise money for treatment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Having fun with friend while taking" Ajono" in the evening makes my day well.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means, i shall buy a plot land and be able to plaster my ironroofed house. This land my children can cultivate to produce enough crop yields, hence solving the problem of little or lack of food .The plastered house shall give me decent accommodation.
