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Kitumwa's family
Kitumwa
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
24
workCampaign
Uganda Disaster Response
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access_time almost 2 years ago
 
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
This means alot to me and my family because it wjll help ms build a house which will cost me about USD 675, will also buy 1 cow for milk for me and my family at the cost of USD405 and the balance of the money which is approximately USD 793 will enable me to start a shop business and this will help boost my income hence improving on the standards of living in my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought me joy is when I harvest my maize to a tune of 40 kgs which is worth 65,000/= and i used this grinded the maize into flour for the consumption of my family and it was a great boost as far as food is concerned in my family. The news about unconditional cash fjnds from givedirectly also brought me alot of joy and hope.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challanges am facing currently is hunger due to the floods that destroyed my garden leading to shortage of food.