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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I spent the first cash transfer to pay for medical bills worth UGX 800000. I am planning to spend UGX 900000 to purchase a cow.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was informed by my child that I had received money three days after it was sent by GiveDirectly. I was happy when I received this news because I was ill and did not have any money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have money that has enabled me access medical care. I feel relieved because I had nowhere else to run for financial support. Give the fact that I am widowed and unemployed.
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access_time 5 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land for cultivation.
I leased out a bigger portion of my land and now I have almost nothing to cultivate.
I have children who need my attention but providing for them is so charllanging the fact that I am a widow.
I have no where to run to.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when I am praying with friends.
It gives me hope.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to retrive the piece of land that I leased, build an iron roofed house.
Maintaining a grass thatched house is not easy.
