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Newsfeed > Nabushuwu's Profile
Nabushuwu's family
Nabushuwu
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
28
workCampaign
Uganda Disaster Response
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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2339550 UGX ($638 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was cutting grass in the bush for the cow and saw the message, I was so happy, and immediately thought about withdrawing it because I was scared of being conned by online conmen.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I can now get what I want in time and take care of my family with no worries about the big debt I had.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I paid off a debt of 1,500,000/, paid school fees for my children and bought a goat and foodstuffs.
 
Enrolled
access_time 2 years ago
 
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I will do any business and take my children to school
What is the happiest part of your day?
I have not had any happiness ,apart from the news that givedirectly has brought to me and my family .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I Don't have a job to take care of my family, this makes my life really hard