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 improved feeding since food is readily available; and on top of that is improved ambience around the house with the presence of household items bought.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
That moment I received my money, I heard the message come to my phone at around 02 hours at night, read it and slept till morning when I also expressed happiness like others.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
My first transfer was spent to pay school fees, hospital bill, and a debt. I bought household items like clothes, a matresss, bed-sheets, and utensils. The balance will be spent on cloth materials for sale and feeding at home.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Timely payment of school fees for my children will effected such that my children will study well and have a brighter future. I have been struggling to pat my children's school fees through farming which is not reliable due to drought and floods which affect the harvest.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of te day is after lunch time when I am now free and interacting with my neighbours a bout how the day went. My spouse works in Nakapiripirit district as a teacher and only comes home over the weekend and during holidays. I break my boredom during day where neighbours out a smile on my face.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of capital in order to stock materials for clothes that I would sell and well saw them in order to raise money for my children's education. Currently, I repair clothes that are brought to me but I do not have a stock of clothes that I can use for raising enough money.
