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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($403 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying iron sheets, sand and bricks for constructing lock up shops where I will get income.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different from how it would have been if I had never received the transfers in a way that i am happy at heart yet it was deteriorating due to a lot thoughts steming from lack of finances.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD does well by letting us decide how to spend the transfers.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($419 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on purcahsing a piece of land so that i could add on the small piece i had.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having bigger land that i have dreamt of for a long time. Thanks to GD ma dream came true
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($117 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying food since my family didn't have what to eat,bought a mattress,beddings and clothes because we were really in need of them.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on completing my plot of land that i had partially made a payment on it and start building and be able to own a better home.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to buy land for expansion then I build a better house and basic nacessities in the house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is this plot of land which was bought after selling rice in three seasons.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship faced in life is raising a big family in a small house, with privacy which causes moral degeneration in our children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the evening when iam sharing a meal with my children after toiling to get food for two meals.
