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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($471 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My daily life's biggest difference is the delight I feel seeing that I am renovating my house that had taken many years in a very sorry state. This will then beautify my home and give it a different look.
In addition, paying up my children's fees has made me happy because they will keep in school and not be sent home for fees where most of the time, they came back and took them almost the whole term to go back as I had to sell off some food crops (that is if the produce is ready for harvest) to pay up their fees .
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received this money I felt delighted. I had as well received money that will help me execute most of my financial plans like renovate my house.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer Ugx 520000 to buy some building materials such as bricks, cement, sand that I am using to renovate my already existing permanent iron roofed house.
I then paid up school fees for my children at Ugx 220000.
I plan to spend Ugx 300000 to pay up labor that is helping me renovate my house.
I also used some to feed my family and saving up the balance to spend as need arises.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means prompt payment of school fees for my children. This will support them achieve their future plans. When they receive better education, they will get better paying jobs which will enable them support us in our old age.Currently, I struggle to do farming in order to ensure that my children stay at school but it is not feasible because it is not reliable.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at around 10:00am. It finds me when I have already got a road map for the day. Plans on how the day will move will have been acvomplished and food found for that day ready to prepare it for the household.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is inadequate land d crop cultuvation. I often hire land in order to cultivate enough food for my large household. I have ten children and some of them are at school making it expensive to run the family. Much of the land I cultivate is hired and some times I get loans in order to hire which does not enhance savings in the household.
