GDLive Newsfeed
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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Debora's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Debora enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy iron sheets that will be used for renovating my leaking house, part of the transfer will be spent on paying school fees for my child who is joining secondary school next year and the remainder will be spent on buying a cow. "
Specioza's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Specioza received a $468 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfers, I used 700,000ugx for purchasing three cows to act as an income generating activity. I also bought three pigs 150,000ugx for the same purpose. I then bought a bed, a mattress and clothes which costed 350,000ugx in order to improve on my living conditions. Because I did not have transport, I decided to purchase a second hand bicycle at 100,000ugx. the balance of 400,000ugx, I intend to use for paying tuition for my child."
Julius's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Julius enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a great news to me, I am planning to spend my first transfer to buy a dairy cow and the second transfer to start a new business."
Weldon's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Weldon received a $235 initial payment.
"I expect to have milked my cow and hire a piece of land in order to increase my income."
Janet's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Janet received a $450 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to pay school fees, bought two cows, and the balance, i bought for children clothes."
Kamu's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kamu received a $472 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on school fees for my children, bought two cows and iron sheets that I intend to use for building an iron roofed house for my children."
Anna's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Anna received a $462 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to own a cow, that I expect to produce milk for the family once it produces and a bull is going to ease my farming in so doing increasing crop production ."
Rebeca's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rebeca received a $23 fourth payment.
"My new goal is to buy a cow that belongs to me, it will enable me remember my transfers from Give Directly."
Ronis's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Ronis received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that now we have our own cow. We get milk for use from our own cow and can not spent more cash on buying milk."
Purity's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Purity received a $23 fourth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the six next months to be very comfortable in that I will be having a cow and chickens that will help me in income generation."
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