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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($403 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on renovating my house especially plastering it since it was looking bad.
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 if i had never received the transfers in a way that we are now developed and we have food to eat due to the transfers yet we had exhausted all possible sources of money and we had given up.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GD does well by giving us the financial support and allowing us to decide how to spend the money however it does bad by just selecting some people to benefit from the transfers.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($420 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
The house I am living in does not match up to society's standards so I am using my second transfer to renovate it. Many people actually admire it from outside without knowing that its bad inside(without beddings and some other necessities of any house) so I chose to use my second transfer to renovate it and also buy some necessities.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Being able to get what to eat each day that goes by is the biggest difference in my daily life because there was a time before the transfers when my children and I were almost dieing of hunger.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($118 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
Paid school fees, bought a cow and a goat and used the rest of the money to buy household basic needs
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Start a retail shop, renovate the house and buy turned necessities for sleeping on
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on starting up a business like a shop because i have over dug i need to rest sometimes knowing that at the end of the day i have something to eat. Buying a cow is also my plan because i also need to take some milk tea because there is no way i can take black tea without sugar but with milk i can always forgo sugar.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement am proudest of is building a bigger house from grass thatched because with the grass thatched i and my family could not fit because of the big number.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lacking something to eat at the end of the day this situation had made me think if God forgot me and my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when i have finished the day without any argument in the family. This really makes me happy.
