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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($469 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My daily life's biggest difference is being able to buy some house hold items (using money that I recovered from the theif) such as utensils, bed, mattress among others that have beautified my house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I can not explain this since my money was stolen before I could see it.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy a bed, mattress, utensils, food, and treatment. (This was part of the money that I recovered from the their).
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access_time over 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means acquiring additional acres of farm land. That will help support the family sustain its self. We shall cultivate crops which the family will feed on and the excess will be sold to enhance our children's education such that they will have a brighter future.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest art of my day is around 3:00pm when I am done with my household chores. I watch my children play after they have eaten and that makes me happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Limited land for crop cultivation my biggest hardship. I do not have enough land that I can cultivate and yet that is the only source of livelihood that I have. Food is limited because the land I own can not support my large family. I have a family of 13 which is far a bove a half an acre that I own.
