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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($477 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having a cow as an asset that can be sold incase of money crisis, and more cultivation land to grow crops.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
That moment I received my money, I felt so happy to be receiving such an amount of money to support my family.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My spent my first transfer to buy a cow, chicken, bought clothings for the child, utensils, hired cultivation land, and saved the balance.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house for my family and buy a cow that will reproduce and take care of future eventualities.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when we are telling stories.
I learn from them.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is sickness.
I am asthmatic and managing this condition is not easy.
A lot of money is needed to buy drugs and yet it is not there.
I do casual labour to raise money but even then, I am not able to work as I would wish to because of the condition.
