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Catherine
landscapeCountry:
uganda
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
21
workCampaign
Standard Uganda
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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.
The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness to have acquired cows that will provide milk, or be sold to pay child's school fees.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt happy to be receiving such an amount which has never happened before.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was spent to buy two cows. Then I bought clothes with the balance.
 
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access_time 5 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to build iron-roofed house for better acommdation. The house I sleep currently is small and leaks when it rains , my house hold items get normally spoilt. This house I build will provide better accomadation and safety to my household property.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is always after a meal. I become satisfied hence Iam able to plan with my spouse well.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My family faces a challenge of hunger because I only have one garden to plant. What is realised from this garden is not enough for the family to survive on , it gets finished within a short period of time and we end up sturbing.