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 was sleeping in an incomplete dusty house. When I received the cash transfer, I spent it on completing the plastering of the walls. I proudly sleep in a neat house now courtesy of the GiveDirectly cash transfers. I could not have accomplished this with in a short period of time.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
On that fateful day, I received the message early morning. I read it and I was overjoyed. I had many plans that needed money so as to execute them.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent UGX370000 on school fees and UGX200000 on hiring a piece of farm land. I bought cement worth UGX500000 and sand worth UGX200000. I paid UGX300000 for labour. The balance was spent on buying food.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to educate my children. I have a daughter and son all studying in diffrent schools yet footing for thier fees is challenging due to lack of income generating activity. My children will study with Givedirectly transfers and get better futures hence avoidance to be dependants.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is evening hours. Iam up and down moving from markets selling my chicken for a living. The only available time for relaxing and chatting with my family members is evening hours. We are able to exhange development ideas at home and this is pushing my family members with unity.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for educating my children studying in secondary schools and implementing some plans. I depend on selling chicken but it's interests are low to enable me sustain other needs in the family.
