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 changed because I have acquired a cow which I never owned before. In next three month this cow will produce for me milk. In addition, I'm in the process of making bricks so soon I will be sleeping in a permanent house. Currently, I still occupying leaking thatched house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfer, I felt happy because I got money for building apermanent house and a cow for milk production.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought building materials( iron sheet, nails, ventilators and tember )worth UGX 714,000, paid labour worth UGX 70,000, bought a cow worth UGX 800,000. There is a balance of 150000 which I'm planning to spend on paying labourers who are going to make my bricks.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house.
The one that I have is grass thatched which is hard to maintain due to scarcity of grass.
As I speak, it even leaks but I don't have the capacity to repaire it. There is no money.
An iron roofed house will save me from the burdden of changing grass over and again.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the morning when my children are healthy.
Money that could have been spent on clearing medical bills will be used to provide other needs for the household.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money.
I don't have any income generating activities from which to raise money and yet there is need.
I would have loved to do business but I don't have capital to begin with.
The piece of land that is available for me to cultivate is also not enough to take care of my cultivation needs but I have no option.
I can not buy more because I don't have money to do so.
