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.
Rose's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rose received a $464 third payment.
"I spent a larger part of my transfers to buy a cow for ploughing my farm.The remaining part of transfers was spent on buying wooden chairs and tables."
Pamela's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pamela received a $464 third payment.
"I spent a larger part of the transfers to buy a dairy cow and calf. The remaining part of transfers was spent on renting a piece of land which I planted rice."
John's family
access_time over 6 years ago
John received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying a cow for ploughing given that I am a farmer. I also built a house where my children could sleep from. They used to sleep from my father's house which was not good. I thank GiveDirectly for the money."
Geofrey's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Geofrey received a $474 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a cow at 700,000 ugx, doors and windows at 300,000 ugx, fire wood to burn my bricks, 2 goats at 170,000 ugx, and beddings. I have kept the balance for survival."
Eunice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunice received a $464 third payment.
"I used my a larger portion of my third transfer to buy both a cow and a bull because I believe in future after the cow has given birth I can sell one of the calves to help me raise school fee for my children while the bull will help in ploughing in the future. I also bought a few households that I lacked in my house."
Eunice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunice received a $467 third payment.
"I spent a portion of my third transfer on an ox which was to be added to the one that we already purchased using the previous transfers and used in ploughing our farms. Besides that, we renovated our house which was temporarily constructed due to shortage of funds. We therefore purchased steel windows and doors to replace the wooden ones that we had before. We also plastered the whole house which was previously made of cow dung and prone to damages by rain waters."
George's family
access_time over 6 years ago
George received a $467 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to buy a water pump that I use for horticulture farming. The lack of this equipment made work hard because I used to hire one from the neighbors and when they were using theirs this meant that I fetch water from the river which was hectic. I also bought a diary cow which is almost giving birth and am going to have milk for consumption."
Eunice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunice received a $467 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to buy a cow, paid school fees the money came in at time my son was ill with malaria so we used part of the amount to pay for the his treatment. we have been building a toilet every year because of the terrain of our land which is hard hit with floods so for this reason we also built a toilet and lastly we installed power in the house we had done wiring before with the second transfer."
Peninah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Peninah received a $484 third payment.
"I paid school fees for my two children who are in secondary school with the last transfer that I received then I bought a diary cow to help me with milk and maybe later sell when need arises and two sheep as part of my livestock."
Jane's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jane received a $484 third payment.
"The floor of my house was plastered with soil, we mix soil water and cow dung to plaster and this exercise is always repeated so many times because it always wears out so fast and the walls too are made of soil so when it rains the walls will fall out, so for this reason when I received my last transfer I purposed to end this and plaster the floor with cement and the walls too."
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