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 life has improved because with this aid, I was abled to pay my childrens school fees on time. This term my children will not be sent away from school. In addition, I now own a phone which has made my communication other people easy. Before this cash transfer, my children were sent away for school fees balance every term and I could move for long distances to pass a message.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received money from GiveDirectly, I felt very happy because I had never held such an amount of money in my entire life.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought household goods ( utensils) worth UGX 100,000, building materials( 2 trips of sand) worth UGX 130,000 and paid school fees worth UGX 40,000. There is a balance of UGX 1,430,000 which I'm planning to spend on buying building materials for my permanent house and paying labour.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to expand my iron roofed house because its becoming small to accommodate me and all my children and it will be an opportunity for me to buy for children a cow that will multiply in order to generate more income in the future.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning because it's a new day for us to enguage on our work as a family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is lack of enough land for farming. My household depends mainly on agriculture as a source of income therefore the small piece of land can not produce enough.
