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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($401 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on school fees and a cow. I used my transfer to pay school fees for 3 children because I was lacking their school fees. I also bought a cow as a way of keeping my money in it.
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 never received the transfer because I now sleep well in a much better house, we feed well at home, and I am able to pay school fees for my 3 children.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well to educate us on how the program operates from the beginning, send to us good officers who answered our questions with respect both pysically and and on phone. However, GiveDirectly should reconsider our fellow people that were left out of the program yet they were given phones.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1519800 UGX ($421 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on paying medical bills for my daughter who had a miscarriage. I also plastered inner walls of my house, bought a calf and garden inputs (seeds and fertilizers)
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is staying in a clean descent house and being able to access basic needs with ease.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer to buy a door for my house which has been lacking for long. I also cemented my house and paid school fees for my children
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment i received the money i was so happy that i jumped up and down ululating
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, i intend to spend the cash transfer on renovating and expanding the family house to create some privacy since my children have grown up, the balance i plan to establish a grocery shop within my community.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I do have a free range poultry system that i benefit eggs and chicken when they multiply,i sell them to increase on my household income and to buy books and pens for my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have ever faced is this years 2016 long drought that has made all my crops like maize, beans,cassava and sweet potatoes dry in the garden and this has made me with my family have one meal a day.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy during afternoon hours when i have had lunch with my children and they are satified.
