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.
My family is healthy because we can afford to eat nice balanced diets. Previously, we could not afford enough food for the whole family. More so we cleared all the debts and family expenses. This has relieved me from the debt burden and stress.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was woken up by a mobile money message. I gave my co wife to read the message for me. She informed me that I had received UGX1730250 on mt account.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
The first transfer was spent on purchasing a bull worth UGX1000000. I spent UGX150000 on funeral expenses. I spent UGX110000 on clothing. I spent UGX50000 on transport costs. The balance was spent on food.
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access_time over 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy oxen and ox-plough for ploughing. My household depends on crop farming as amajor income generating activity but I just borrow oxen from relatives during planting seasons. This has resulted in to low crop production since I benefit from ploughing at later stages of the season. The oxen once I own will facilitate easy and ealier cultivation and planting hence it may lead to increase in crop production. My household members will be eating and selling some of the produce for providing other basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is morning hours. Iam able to plan well since it's a determinate of my household members health. I go work with less stress once all my household members are healthy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face currently is poverty. I don't have any source of earning and yet crop farming is also not helping enough due to seasonality of rains. I have failed to sustain many needs in the family like proper feeding and Education.
