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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4664420 UGX ($1251 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought land in mbale and paid my children's school fees.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion give directly works well, I don't have any complaints and the promise was fulfilled.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I hope to have completed payment on my land in mbale by the end of this year.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($637 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Clearing registration for the son and paying tuition for the daughter
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I feel at peace ,there is no pressure for school fees like it used to be before I got the transfer . I didn't have any livestock at home but I do have ,I and my family we are very Grateful to give directly.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
At home felt so good and grateful to God and Give directly and first thought was clearing fees
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The current challenge that we are facing right now are loans that we acquired in sending our daughter Namaye to Lugazi Nursing School to pursue her Diploma in nursing. Even right now my husband does not have his Natuonal ID simply because he took it to the money lenders to give him money that he can use as tuition for our daughter. We would wish her to finish up her study programme but her tuition is alot and so draining. She is required to pay $638 each semester for four semesters. We even had to sell our land in 2019 so that we can send her to start off the course. Now we have to repay the loans which put us on alot of pressure from the money lenders.
What is the happiest part of your day?
We are so happy that our son Makulu Joshua managed to get a government scholarship at Palonya Agricultural Institute. Although this was 2020 on 3rd March we are always happy when we know that he will not require alot of facilitation for his school. Every time all my children come back from school we are all excited and happy like now that they came for Christmas celebrations. Other than that we are doing well and healthy and we are thankful to be alive.
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
We are planning on first clearing our current loan of $638 which has been putting us on pressure and our moneylenders are threatening to take my belongings. This will enable my husband to get his national ID as currently he cannot go for medical services without his National ID. Also we are planning on purchasing some land in the sides of Mbale so that we have some land that we can relocate to incase the rainy season comes back.
