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 daily life's biggest difference is the extreme happiness I feel seeing that I was able to build my permanent house that is spacious and can accommodate all my children and myself. This is because the grass thatched house that I am still using is expensive to maintain in terms of renovating it almost every year. In addition to this, it is small and can not accommodate my entire family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that I had received money to spent the way I pleased.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer Ugx 1400000 to buy building materials such as three trips of bricks, twenty four iron sheets, timber, nails, ventilators, iron bars, sixteen bags of cement, one trip of sand, paying up and feeding labor.
I used Ugx 300000 to buy a cow.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to build another house for my family. If I have the opportunity to build one, I will shift to start sleeping in the new one as children occupy the one that I currently sleep in.
I also hope to buy a cow that will reproduce and support in the running of the family in future more so when there is an uncertainty.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when my husband returns home. He gives me the company that need.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land for cultivation. The only piece of land that I have is too small to accommodate all my plans so I am not in position to cultivate as much as I would wish to.
