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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($447 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent Ugx 500000 of my second transfer to complete the payment of a plot of land, to buy four pigs worth Ugx160000. In addition, I paid fees for my children of Ugx 350000, bought food worth Ugx 200000 and spent balance on brick making and households goods like utensils, soap etc.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
According to me, GiveDirectly has done well in giving me the transfer that made me own a plot of land and most household items such as utensils that I lacked. On the other hand, GiveDirectly has only done good in my opinion.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life has greatly changed in that, I own aplot of land which has given me room for expansion. Peviously, my spouse and his two brothers shared only two acres of land that they inherited from their father. This made agriculture difficult hence we couldn't produce enough food for our family to feed on.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($466 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to pay school fees, and the balance, I am saving to buy a plot of land.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy to the extent of losing sleep.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness that am able to handle such an amount of money and do what I want.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is lack of finances for paying my children's school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day I in the afternoon when my children are sitted around me.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means buying a plot in th nearby centre so as to build and open up a business to sustain the family .
