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.
The difference I have got in my life is that I have bought 2 metalic doors, 3 windows and cement. I will fix these durable doors in my house to replace the wooden ones. I opened for for my wife a business which is bringing some income to the family for buying food and scholastic material for our children . I would have not achieved all these if it was not for the GiveDirectly transfers.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt too much happiness when I got the mobile money message. There was laughter and we started planing for the money there and then.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my first transfer to buy 2 doors, 3 windows, 2 mattresses, cement, bed sheets , clothes. I bought school uniforms, paid school fees for my children and deposited UGX 700,000 for a motorbike.
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will complete plastering my house, fit doors and Windows in order to make it a comfortable place to live in. It is dusty, and very cold at night due to poor shattering which is affecting the health of the household members.
I will be able to pay school fees for my children in time in order to make sure that they are receiving adequate education. This time round, my children are sent oh of school due to non payment of school fees which has affected their progress at school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at around 11:00am when my children had gone to school and they have not been sent out of school due to non payment of school fees. That gives me room to plan for the day's programme with a bit of calmness.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in ny life is inability to break the viscious cycle of poverty. I can not afford to get income that I would spend solving family problems like paying school fees and medical bills. My main source is through farming which is constrained by lack of enough land hence little production and poverty.
