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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686517 UGX ($453 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have a spouse now hence moving from single life to a married man, I have also acquired clothes which I never had. I have also bought livestock.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly has helped us a lot in different ways i.e It has helped people construct houses, Buy livestock, Motorbikes, Farmland and for me it has married for me a wife. However Give Directly skipped other households during enrollment which I believe should be worked upon.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I completed a marriage ceremony @ UGX 800000, I bought a goat @ UGX 60000, I also bought household items @ UGX 300000, Weeding UGX 300000 and feeding UGX 173000.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($459 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, now I no longer have a lot of pressure from my in-laws .Before I had a lot of pressure.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money,I felt happy.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I have spent my first transfer to pay dowry for my wife at 600,000ugx, used 1,000,000ugx for holding the cultural function and bought clothes at 100,000ugx.
Enrolled
access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I want to marry my woman with the first transfer.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When i have money.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Its when i got a woman and had no money to maintain her.
