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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1661910 UGX ($442 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?
The cash transfers have significantly transformed my future. I started up a stationery business which earns me daily income. I have also acquired money to complete my diploma course.
Before receiving the cash transfers, I was idle and unemployed. I usually did irregular casual jobs which were not profitable. More so, I was languishing at home due to lack of tuition to complete my diploma in agriculture. I am very thankful to GiveDirectly for the cash transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has improved the living standards of the poor community through giving them unconditional cash transfers. However, GiveDirectly needs to revise the enrollment and fine tune the eligibility criteria. For instance, at first I had been left out during initial enrollment because I was reported to have been studying. Yet at that time I had applied for a dead year due to lack of tuition.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I am planning to spend all the second cash transfer to pay for my tuition fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1728300 UGX ($462 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 having my personal business that generates a daily income. This daily income helps me to handle my day to day expenses as compared to before where I really had a business idea but had no money to implement it.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy knowing that I was getting the financial support that I really needed to settle myself.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer Ugx 500000 to buy some household items such as bedding and clothes.
I then spent Ugx 500000 to pay off my debt at school and get my results.
I also started up a book shop business in Bukedea town opposite police at Ugx 650000.
I then used the balance for personal feeding and transportation
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access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a means of starting a stationary shop in Bukedea district for income generation.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is evening especially when am listening to interesting news from the radio station .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship which I face in my life is poverty which has affected my studies since my daddy passed a way .
