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 have erected a wall for an iron roofed house, this makes me proud because I am heading to a direction where I will no longer be hustling to replace thatch each year. Life in a grass thatched house is not easy because I have to replace thatch yearly yet it is becoming scare and more expensive.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer, I became happy.We felt restored as a family because this money was going to enable us bring meaning to our lives.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer to buy 3 trips of bricks, a trip of sand, 6 bags of cement, a wheal barrow at UGX 1,230,000. I repaired the bicycle at UGX 30,000. I deposited UGX 200,000 for labor. I treated my husband at UGX 30,000. I bought 2 pairs of bed sheets, utensils and food.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will buy two heifers that will be an investment for the household. When they multiply, I can sell some for paying my children's fees and milk produced will be food for the household.
I will then build a permanent house with the balance in order to reduce the burden I renovating the house on yearly basis. This will improve on household savings and standard of living.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is a round lunch time when my children have come back from school and had lunch. I am happy a round this time because it is difficult for my household to get food and once my children have eaten, they are happy and so am I.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is inadequate food at household level. When I have plenty of harvest, I sell some in order to acquire other household items that are lacking like bedding, treatment, payingpaying school fees, to mention.
