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.
Joseph's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joseph received a $23 initial payment.
"The new goals that have developed since I started receiving the transfer are having a new house and buying a cow."
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy received a $4 initial payment.
"In the next six months I expect to be living a better life.I expect to have good and enough household items.I expect to have bought a cow."
Scholar's family
access_time 6 years ago
Scholar received a $23 initial payment.
"I am having a target of buying a dairy cow that will help me get milk for my children that will reduce my daily expence since i will not be buying milk anymore."
Veronica's family
access_time 6 years ago
Veronica received a $23 initial payment.
"Right now, i live in a very old house. I want to build a new and a better house and possibly buy a cow. I hope to achieve this with the help of the transfers."
John's family
access_time 6 years ago
John received a $23 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the transfers is that my life is now at peace since I no longer struggle much to make ends meet. I am also happy that at least I have managed to own a cow of which in future, I will have enough milk both for consumption as well as for sale"
Alphine's family
access_time 6 years ago
Alphine received a $23 second payment.
"My new goal that I have planned is to buy a dairy cow. This will help me increase milk production of which I will be able to sell it hence boost my income to support my family needs."
Nelson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Nelson received a $23 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am generally happy because from the merry go round that we formed, when it reaches my turn, I will have enough money to be buy a dairy cow. This will in turn increase the number that I have currently as well as increase milk production"
Makuleta's family
access_time 6 years ago
Makuleta received a $452 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy a cow at 400,000ugx, treated my self and bought food at 200,000ugx. I have kept 1,000,000 which am spending on my up keep."
Hellen's family
access_time 6 years ago
Hellen received a $452 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer for buying a cow at 700,000Ugx, paid off a morgage of 500,000Ugx for my garden and the remaining money we used for buying Bricks. "
Joyce's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joyce received a $452 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer for buying a cow at 650,000Ugx, 3 bags of maize at 300,000Ugx, a matress and a bed at 250,000Ugx, clothings at 200,000Ugx, a bag cassava at 170,000Ugx and a bag of sorghum at 100,000Ugx."
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