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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I spent UGX 700,000 of my first transfer to pay for a motor bike together with my daughter in law, bought bricks at UGX 400,000 and UGX 400,000 I also bought house hold items (a mattress, bed sheets and utensils) and foodstuffs. I have not yet spent UGX 200,000 but I plan to spend it for paying construction workers.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My trustee informed me that I had received my money at around 7:00 am. I was overwhelmed with joy because I had got money to construct an iron roofed house and paying for a motorbike.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have a motorbike that has facilitated movement and generate income. I am now leaving a happy life because my basic needs like food and health care are met in time. In addition, I have acquired bricks that I intend to use for constructing an iron roofed house for myself. Before receiving this transfer, I had a challange of feeding my self because I had no stable source of income and I had no hope of building an iron roofed house.
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What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is food shortage. I donot own land for farming hence my family faces bitting poverty every year. Iam some time forced to eat once hence malnurious.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is evening hours. I chat with my children after returning from school. I tell them old stories of those days and they feel excited .
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means to build iron-roofed house and buy apiece of land. Iam settled in a small plot but have no where to cultivate hence I experience some poverty each year. Once I buy land ,I will be farming on it to realise some produce. This produce I will be selling and consuming some hence reduction in household poverty levels.
