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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1220 USD)
access_time 3 months ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I WANT TO USE MY LAND TO GROW COFFEE THAT IT MAY SUPPORT ME ALL MY YEARS ON EARTH
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I AM GRATEFUL AND SATISFIED WITH GIVEDIRECTLY SERVICES
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I WANT TO BUY AND GROW COFFEE
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($615 USD)
access_time 3 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The cash message got me home, and I felt so happy, and the first thought was to buy some food since we had no food at home at that point
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
There is a very big difference now , we got food, we have a plot which we didn't have before . As a family we are safe now
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have spent most of it on buying land
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
This cash means alot to me because it has brought me hope and if i get the cash, i plan to buy a piece of land at 3million, build a kitchen 1million, 1 cow 1,700,000/=, bedding 300,000/=, chairs for their home 500,000/=, food 500,000/= This will help me and my family to develop and improve on our standard of living.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What brought me joy is when I harvested my beens in the month of july and I was able to feed my family though it got finished in September. I started harvesting my coffee and it has helped me to keep on reducing on my debt and that has brought me joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Am currently facing the challenges of hunger and sickness due to poverty. I don't have enough food for my family since my spouse is sickly and he under went through an operation,he had an issue with his intestines and it was put right and is still healing so am struggling as a woman to bring food on the table for my family as my husband recovers fully.
