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.
I am sleeping in a grass thatched hut as per now but in the process of constructing an iron roofed house. I expect to be relieved from the burden of renovating my hut due to the shortage of grass in our community when I shift to my new house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfer, I became very happy because I knew my living condition was going to change for the better(sleeping in an iron roofed house).
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to purchase 4 trips of bricks at UGX 600,000. I have not yet spent 1,100,000 but I am planning to spend it to purchase other building materials like sand, cement, iron sheets and to pay construction workers.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
My plan is to buy animals (cows) with the transfers.Ever since ,I work as hards man keeping people's cows with a hope of getting money to buy my own but all in vain, so givedirectly money is a great chance for me buy my own cows. These cows will be a source of income to my self since I can sell some for money and catering other basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is evening hours when Iam given money after grazzing cows. I spend this money to buying food staff , I prepare my food to eat and get sastified thus making me ok.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is poverty. Iam always trying to move up and down looking after people's animals inorder to raise money for providing other essential basic needs like food, clothing to my self,so I donot have time to cultivate crops hence lacking food to eat every year.
