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.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the relief I feel for having spent my money to build myself a permanent house. This is because the grass to yearly renovate my former grass thatched house has become very expensive and scarce.
In addition to this, I am delighted to see and live to witness that there are organizations such as GiveDirectly that have surely shown a lot of transparency and fully fulfilled the promises they make to the community. Prior to GiveDirectly coming to my community, most organizations just came it to robe us of the little we had and left us in the more poor states.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I really felt so happy that I knelt, prayed and thanked God for this organization and the people behind it.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer Ugx 1400000 to buy building materials such as four trips of bricks, ten pieces of iron sheets, twelve bags of cement, iron bars, timber, paying, and feeding labor.
I then paid up a debt of Ugx 100000 and bought a flask at Ugx 24000.
I gave Ugx 100000 to the church as an appreciation to God for this project in my community.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to pay children's school fees, renovate my house and build a kitchen as well. I have a son in university that needs tuition fees but I don't have enough money to take care of that.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon having finished my lunch meal, and taking rest from work.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship faced currently is finding enough money to pay tuition fees for my last born. I have been relying on subsistence farming to provide money, but this season had a bad harvest.
