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 is much better because I have paid off the debt and repossessed my farm land. In the next season, I plan to farm on a large scale compared to when I farmed on a small scale. Secondly, I was in position to buy building materials for building my permanent house. Currently, I am still sleeping in a leaking thatched house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because I got money for building a permanent house and paying off a debt.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on clearing a debt worth UGX 700,000, Paid expenses for making bricks worth UGX 500,000, purchased clothes/household goods ( mattress, pair of bed sheets and a bed) worth UGX 265,000, bought building materials ( timber and iron sheets) worth UGX 220,000 and transport worth UGX 15,000.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Received this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. Maintaining a grass thatched house is such a hard thing to do these days because grass is scarce. Currently, I have to walk very long distances in search of grass because I have no option. I believe this will end when I build an iron roofed house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the noon time when my husband returns home with some food. I am able to coock, eat and get satisified. This leaves me happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of a stable income source. If my husband and I do not cultivate, there is no where we can access money and yet this is also a very unreliable venture the fact that it so much depends on climate. High or low yields, we have to bare with the condition because there is no other option.
