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 I managed to access better treatment and had simple surgery. Secondly, I have also plastered my house which I thought I would have managed within a short time. Previously, I depended on farming to get school fees.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my transfer, I felt very happy because I got money for paying fees and completing to plaster my permanent house.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought building materials( 26 bags of cement, timber and ring beam wires) worth UGX 1,000,000, paid fees for two children worth UGX 170,000, labour worth UGX 282,000, treatment worth 35000, I bought food worth 100,000, and utensils UGX 65000. The recipient could not remember all items bought.
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 invest in educating my children. I will be able to pay their fees in time such that they are not sent home because of fees. These will make them pass well and get better paying jobs in future. Once they get better paying jobs they will be in position to provide basic needs like food , good shelter and health to their families hence improving on the living standards.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is afternoon especially after lunch hours. I play with my children as they appear healthy after being satisfied. Iam therefore able to engage in to some other domestic work for the day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is sickness. Iam sickly with two of my children and this has unable me engag in to farming yet it's the main economic activity I rely on for survial. Whatever I get from farming is spent on treatment instead of maintaing the family needs.
