We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has improved because I now own 2 cows which I intend to rearing for my children's future like paying schools. Secondly, I have bought a new mattress and my children are also sleeping well as possed to when they slept on hard mat.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very excited because I never expected to get money from GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought a cow worth UGX 950,000, clothes/ household goods ( a mattress and 1 pair of bed sheets) worth UGX 110,000, paid off a debt worth UGX 300,000, bought seedlings worth UGX 35000, paid labour worth UGX 40,000. The recipient could not estimate how much he spent on food.
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access_time over 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to take care of the education needs of my children.
I have children who love studies but providing for them is a charllage to me.
I also hope to buy goats as a way of keeping my money.
These can reproduce and support me in future incase of any eventualities.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the morning when my children wake up healthy.
It gives me the strength to believe that I am serving them well.
Health is the most important in a home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is taking care of my children alone as a single parent.
I seperated with my wife when my children were still young and since then, I am struggling to provide for them alone.
I do casual labour so as to earn a living and knowing that the wage is always small, taking care of the household needs is such a big charllage.
A family needs two people to manage it which is not the case with me.
My mother produced only two children but my sister died so I am left alone.No one supports me.
