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Itamba's family
Itamba
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
29
workCampaign
Eastern Uganda
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1685137 UGX ($441 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($466 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The big difference is that I Now have less worries than before.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt alot not because I this money is to help me solve the problems am facing.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I hired a plantation of sugar canes at 1100000/=, school fees for children 110000/=, cultivating and planting maize and beans 100000/=, and the balance was used for treatment and during Labour pain.
 
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access_time over 6 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means buying the things I do not have like land and eventually build a house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the late afternoon when my children are back from school and they get to tell me how their day at school was.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is sickness because I have been falling sick a lot lately with diseases like typhoid, malaria and I also have serious ulcers.