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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1292 USD)
access_time 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to buy another piece of land in another village.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I understood everything well. Give directly should bless us with some more.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought a cow, land, I gifted my son 1,500,000/.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($638 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was at home when I received the money, I was very happy, I immediately knelt down and thanked God. I started planning for my transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I was able to buy food that we had taken long without having as I took in my son and his wife whose house was washed away by landslides.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought a cow and a goat, paid school fees for my grand son, renovated my iron sheets as water would come though the roof when it rains. I also bought foodstuffs for my family.
Enrolled
access_time almost 2 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I will be able buy some cows and will be able to buy land in a safe area
What is the happiest part of your day?
Nothing because when I plant maize and beans, I got no results
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Am so sickly, my joints hurt alot and hunger sick l live alone with the 3 grandchildren
