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.
Previously, I had a challenge of support my family members because I didn't have a stable source of income. However, when I recieved my first transfer I was in position to start up a business of selling charcoal and eggplant that generates income that helps me buy food and buy school requirements for my children. Secondly, I have acquired a bigger mattress and a bed that have made me very happy because I used to admire beds in workshops but I couldn't afford any.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I became very happy when I learnt that I had got money from GiveDirectly because it was going to enable me start up a business for supporting my family.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
Before receiving this money, I sleept on a smaller matress without a bed, Upon receiving my transfer, I bought a bigger mattress and bed that I have made me very happy because I didn't expect to own a bigger mattress and bed given my financial condition. Futher more, I bought Solar, a goat, clothes, utensils, foodstuff, medicine and I gave my brother UGX 20,000. I also able to start up a business of selling charcoal and eggplant that generates income to meet my daily needs.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Recieving this money means that I will able to buy a sewing machine because the one I had, I sold it to cater for medical costs when my daughter mentally fell sick.Once I buy a sewing machine, I will be able to get daily income which will assist me to cater for family basic needs.I will also plaster the interior of my house since the walls are very rough so as it looks better and nice to live in it.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at lunch time when I have had a meal with my children and they are playing while satisfied.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing is that I am taking care of my brothers children since he passed on.Providing for these children is over whelming when I also just operate a small business of selling ripe bananas for a living.The income I get from this bussiness is very less to satisfactorily cater for my familys basic needs.
