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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($448 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been because I dress better with costly clothes in the village, and my movement within has been made easy with the bicycle. Before, my dressing was poor and used to walk long distances on foot.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done well giving us money directly to build houses, buy livestock, taxi motorcycles, things that people wouldn't have got without this money, and the money is given to almost everybody. There's nothing it hasn't done well in my opinion.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
My second transfer was spent to buy a bicycle, two goats, paid a debt, built myself a grass thatched house, and gave some to brothers as a gift.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($466 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 am gaining weight due to happiness, and I dress better than before.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy, after reading the message indicating money had been sent.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy household items like a mattress, a bed, bed-sheets, clothes, shoes, bought two goats and a cow, food, and gave my father some as a gift.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will construct an iron roofed house for myself.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning hours when I have finished to work on my garden
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough money to open up farming land, which has reduced my crop production
