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.
We have been able to plaster all the interior walls and cement the house floor. Previously we could not afford to carryout this singel handedly.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I heard the phone buzz at night and when my spouse read it. We jubilated on top of our voices.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought sand worth UGX 50000 and cement worth UGX 450000. I bought a water drum worth UGX 25000. I bought household items such as flask,saucepans worth UGX 20000.
I bought clothes worth UGX 400000. The balance was spent on food.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to complete the construction of my house, build another for my children and buy some land for cultivation.
This will improve food productivity in my home.
Sharing a house with children is very inconviniencing now that they have grown up.
Building a house for them will creat some privacy for each of us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when I am seated with my children especially after we have had supper.
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What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is maintaining a family.
I don't have land that I can cultivate so there is no clear source of food and yet I have many children.
My husband is trying as much as he can to do some small business in order to raise money but there seems to be no great chage regardless of the efforts.
Providing for the family is just so hard that I am not able to fulfil the needs especially those of the children.
As I speak, most of them are not in school because I failed to raise money to take care of their education needs.
