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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1686517 UGX ($446 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($464 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Using that money to clear the bank loan and recovering my home has made me gain weight, i was so worried because my house was being taken.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy, i laughed and jumped up and down. I work in the road smiling.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my transfer to buy a mattress at 110,000, two pairs of bed sheets at 28,000, 3 bars of soap 10,500, paid a loan at 1,200,000, i bought a jerican at 4000, basin at 4000. I also bought for my children some clothes, rice and meat to eat.
I have now bought a bucket i want to bake Mandazi for sale at school as my business. I hope to use 20,000= as my working capital.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
To me receiving this money means plastering my house and also acquiring missing home equipments.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning while at my farm because it's my occupation at the moment.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is loosing all my livestock because I had hope that i would sell them off and use the money to educate my children.
