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Zakiya
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
28
workCampaign
Eastern Uganda
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
1449800 UGX ($399 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on building a two room house of my own since previously I was staying in my sister's home.
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 in that I am now independent since i have my own home unlike before when I was a dependant of my sister.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Give Directly does well to consider recipients who have no homes (who are housed by relatives) to get transfers. Also the definition of a household by GD is the best.
 
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?
I spent my second transfer on buying a plot of land which in which I hope build a house for my children
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am happier because I now my children can have good clothes and sleep well since I bought mattresses for them. I could not affront these things before GD helped me
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
405775 UGX ($117 USD)
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 matress, clothes for my self and my children. I also kept some money in preparation for labour as iam heavily pregnant and about to give birth.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
My plan for the second transfer is to buy a plot if land and construct a house wherevi will stay with my children since iam divorced and i cant stay in my father's house for ever
 
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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 buying land and building a house because I do not own any on my own.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is digging because the money i get out of it takes care of my basic needs and also my children are my achievement i am proudest of.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is loosing my two children in my hands because i did not have money to buy them medicine.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I get to see my children still alive without any disease attacking them.