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'm now sleeping comfortably in a beautiful house. Secondly, I'm also being respected in the community because I have married a wife. Precious I slept in a leaking thatched house and I could not afford to pay off the bride price which made my parent's in-law to take back their daughter.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I got money, I felt happy because I had hopes of paying bride price in order to bring back my wife and acquire things I needed in my home.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
Paid bride price worth UGX 500,000, paid school fees worth UGX 100,000, bought household goods (utensils, clothes and beddings ) worth UGX 444,000, Renovated my grass thatched hut worth UGX 150,000, started business for ( tomatoes) worth UGX 50,000. There is a balance of UGX 360,000 which I'm planning to start a mechanise shop.
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access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be able to start up a business from within my village, repaire my house and buy household items.
This is aimed at supporting my family in the future for example by taking care of the education needs of my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when I receive pay for the work done during the day.
It gives me courage to plan for the next day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to pay bride price to my parents-in-law.
I got engaged with some lady and we actually settled as husband and wife but her parents took her a way from me because I did not fulfil the requirement.
I am trying my best to find ways of bringing her back home so that she can support me in some domestic roles but money is not yet there.
