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.
There is a big difference in my life, having received much money in my phone at once I feel happy because I did not have hope of getting that money. These money has given me too much happiness that I can not express in words.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt good when I received UGX 1,700,000 on my phone at once. It was the first thing of it's kind to happen to me ever since I was born.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer to buy a bed and mattress, bed sheets, a metalic box, food. I gave my daughter UGX 700,000 for treatment. I have saved UGX 450,000.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that I can cultivate and get food, build an iron roofed house that I can comfortably sleep in, buy some poultry and livestock.
These can help me to take care of any eventualities that may arise because I can be able to sell off some and raise some money.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the noon time when I am seated with my neighbours.
We make fun.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is that I am very old and I can not work. I am now week.
I try to do some cultivation but because of my age, I can not plant much.
This has always caused food shortage in my household.
