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Joyce's family
Joyce
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
56
workCampaign
Standard Uganda
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686157 UGX ($454 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($465 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I feel very happy and emotionally relaxed abit because I bought a comfortable mattress.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I became very happy and I sung songs of praise and joy.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to hire two plots of land worth 1,500,000ugx and the balance was spent to purchase beddings.
 
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access_time over 6 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I plan to buy oxen for ploughing using the transfers. This will help me increase on the quantity of crop yields through planting large gardens.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moment is when iam chatting with my fellow neighbour who is also a widow like me. This happens always in the afternoons.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i face is inadequate amount of money to enable me buy oxen for ploughing big number of gardens.