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.
Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Follow to
be updated on Christine's next check-in.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1730250 UGX ($469 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
attach_money
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is improved feeding at home and being able to send my children to school which was very difficult before.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that GiveDirectly has helped me with such an amount of money.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
That first transfer was used to buy a bull, household items like clothes, bedsheets, and utensils. Paid a debt and school fees.
Enrolled
access_time almost 5 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. I will be able to carry out large scale farming and earlier planting of crops through ploughing. This will easliy increase the production of crops that can sustain to family needs. I will be selling some produce to raise money for providing basic needs like food, Education and better health hence improving on my family living standards.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of day is afternoon hours. Iam able to chat business ideas with friends and this is giving me develop soughts of business.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for paying school fees. My children are bright but Iam unable to raise money for educating them hence they have ended up being school drop outs. This I believe will definitely force them engage in to earlier marriages.
