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.
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6 years ago
Grace
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i Will be able to pay school fees for my children, complete the payment of the piece of land that i had started, buy a cow."
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6 years ago
Alfred
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having built myself a house with the little income I earned from farming. I am also proud to have bought a cow with my income from charcoal burning years back when I was in class six. "
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6 years ago
Joshua
enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I go out to graze my cow. This makes me happy because I eventually get milk once the cow is well fed."
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6 years ago
Rosbela
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that in 2013 I bought a young dairy cow and it is almost giving birth to a young one. Soon I will be enjoying milk."
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6 years ago
Silivia
received a $453 second payment.
"I sent my second transfer for buying a bull at 620000Ugx, a cow at 340000Ugx, got 2 gardens on mortgage, the first garden paid 500,000Ugx, second 200,000Ugx, bought thatch at 200,000Ugx and balance I used for buying food."
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6 years ago
Gradys
received a $453 second payment.
"Am supposed to spend part of my second tranfer for buying a cow at 600,000Ugx, I have already bought a door and window at 80,000Ugx, for my Iron roofed house, 2 bags of cement at 62,000Ugx, bed sheets at 25,000Ugx, kitchen utensil at 22,000Ugx, I gave my 11 children 20,000Ugx each totalling to 220,000Ugx and the remaining balance I have kept for buying food for my self."
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6 years ago
Mary
received a $453 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a cow worth 760,000 ugx then I spent 100,000 ugx on my treatment. Then the balance I am spending it finishing my house."
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6 years ago
Harriet
received a $453 second payment.
"Give directly did well by sending money that has enabled me buy cows and build my own house. On my side I do not see anything wrong with give directly."
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6 years ago
Vincent
received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goal is to grow bhoma rhodes and keep a dairy cow.I also plan to built a water tank."
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6 years ago
Cheruiyot
received a $23 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months since with the merry go round contributions that i will receive will enable me buy a dairy cow and also start poultry Keeping. This will really diversify my income from the sale of milk and eggs."
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