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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1194 USD)
access_time 9 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 build a good house
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has helped me a lot mostly taking my children
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer on my children's education because i have hope that they will support me tomorrow
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($614 USD)
access_time 10 months ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I WAS IN THE GARDEN WITH MY WIFE DIGGING, WHEN I SAW THE MESSAGE, I TOLD MY WIFE AND WE WERE SO HAPPY. SO THE FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO BUY A COW SO THAT WE CAN SAVE MONEY IN IT SO THAT SELL IT IN THE FUTURE AND BUY LAND
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
MY CHILDREN BEING ABLE TO BUY NEW CLOTHES, THEY GOT SO HAPPY. SO THE EXTREME JOY GIVEDIRECTLY TRANSFER BROUGHT TO MY FAMILY
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
BUYING A COW, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS MY GREATEST INVESTMENT
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access_time over 1 year ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I will use the transfer to relocate to a safer place forexample in Bwagogo where my family can be safe.I will also use some money to pay for my children school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My greatest praise is to God that in amidst these challenges,he has kept us safe and healthy as a family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My greatest challenge is poverty, I want to educate my children to school so that they can study and have a brighter future but an stuck with the challenge of school fees.My children are kkq just home because of poverty. The nature of he soil is poor thus crops are easily washed away by water especially when it's raining so one has to depend on buying food.
